Transformation of Legacy Software into Client/Server Applications through Pattern-Based Rearchitecturing

In this article, we address the problem of modularizing legacy applications with monolithic structure, primarily focusing on business software written in an objectoriented programming language. We introduce the TransFormr toolkit that guides the developer trough the entire incremental transformation process. It is the goal of the transformation to separate the original software into several independent replaceable components to support the migration of legacy code to new hardware or to integrate legacy components into modern enterprise applications. We show the effectiveness of our approach by demonstrating a pattern-based transformation of classes in a case study.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: COMPSAC
• Authors: Sascha Hunold, Matthias Korch, Björn Krellner, Thomas Rauber, Thomas Reichel, Gudula Rünger
• Keywords: COMPSAC 2008, Entire Incremental Transformation, Independent Replaceable Components, Objectoriented Programming Language, Software Engineering