The visitor pattern is appealing to developers of program-analysis tools because it separates the design of the data structures that represent a program from the design of softwar...
Design patterns describe good solutions to common and recurring problems. The applications of design patterns may vary in different layouts, which pose challenges for recovering a...
Abstract: Recently, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) has emerged as an alternative to Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software. Now, FOSS is perceived as a viable long-term sol...
Robert Charpentier, Mourad Debbabi, Dima Alhadidi,...
Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) is a powerful technique to better modularize object-oriented programs by introducing crosscutting concerns in a safe and noninvasive way. Unfortu...
The design and implementation of a software system is often governed by a variety of coding conventions, design patterns, architectural guidelines, design rules, and other so-call...
Johan Brichau, Andy Kellens, Sergio Castro, Theo D...