When architecting dependable systems, in addition to improving system dependability by means of construction (fault-tolerant and redundant mechanisms, for instance), it is also im...
Henry Muccini, Marcio S. Dias, Debra J. Richardson
Software product lines (SPLs) enable modular, large-scale reuse through a software architecture addressing multiple core and varying features. To reap the benefits of SPLs, their ...
Software evolution is the most costly and time consuming software development activity. Yet software engineering research is predominantly concerned with initial development. MORA...
Gregory D. Abowd, Ashok K. Goel, Dean F. Jerding, ...
The need to change software easily to meet evolving business requirements is urgent, and a radical shift is required in the development of software, with a more demand-centric vie...
Keith H. Bennett, Malcolm Munro, Jie Xu, Nicolas G...
Quantitative techniques have traditionally been used to assess software architectures. We have found that early in the development process there is often insufficient quantitative...