An approach is presented that automatically determines if a given source code change impacts the design (i.e., UML class diagram) of the system. This allows code-to-design traceab...
Maen Hammad, Michael L. Collard, Jonathan I. Malet...
The starting point for software evolution is usually a change request, expressing the new or updated requirements on the delivered system. The requirements specified in a change ...
Filippo Ricca, Marco Torchiano, Mariano Ceccato, P...
The build system forms an indispensable part of any software project. It needs to evolve in parallel with the source code in order to build, test and install the software. Unfortu...
Bram Adams, Herman Tromp, Kris De Schutter, Wolfga...
Increasingly, applications are being built by combining existing software components. For the most part, a software developer can treat components as black-boxes. However, for som...
Andrew Chan, Reid Holmes, Gail C. Murphy, Annie T....
The business of software development is solving problems. Following Polya, we can increase our ability to solve problems by focusing directly on problems themselves, on their part...