Abstract. A component-based system consists of components linked by connectors. Data can reside in components and/or in external data stores. Operations on data, such as access, up...
The continuous requirements of evolving a delivered software system and the rising cost of shutting down a running software system are forcing researchers and practitioners to fin...
Junrong Shen, Xi Sun, Gang Huang, Wenpin Jiao, Yan...
To maintain and understand large applications, it is crucial to know their architecture. The first problem is that unlike classes and packages, architecture is not explicitly rep...
Source code version repositories provide a treasure of information encompassing the changes introduced in the system throughout its evolution. These repositories are typically man...
Huzefa H. Kagdi, Michael L. Collard, Jonathan I. M...
Abstract. To formally describe architectures of software systems, specific languages called Architecture Description Languages (ADLs) have been developed by academic institutions a...