Middleware technologies often limit the way in which object classes may be used in distributed applications due to the fixed distribution policies that they impose. These policies...
Scott M. Walker, Alan Dearle, Stuart J. Norcross, ...
In this paper, we present a solution that allows systems to remain active while they are evolving. Our approach goes out from the principle of separated concerns and has two steps....
Abstract—Pervasive applications are characterized by variations in their context of execution. Their correct behavior requires continuous adaptations, accordingly to changes obse...
Distributed applications typically interact with a number of heterogeneous and autonomous components that evolve independently. Methodical development of such applications can ben...
Galen S. Swint, Calton Pu, Gueyoung Jung, Wenchang...
A challenging issue in today's server systems is to transparently deal with failures and application-imposed requirements for continuous operation. In this paper we address t...