In sampling based hotspot detection, performance engineers sample the running program periodically and record the Instruction Pointer (IP) addresses at the sampling. Empirically, f...
Over the last 25+ years, the software community has been searching for the best models for estimating variables of interest (e.g., cost, defects, and fault proneness). However, li...
A core principle of Agile development is to satisfy the customer by providing valuable software on an early and continuous basis. For a software application to be valuable it shou...
Aspect-oriented design needs to be systematically assessed with respect to modularity flaws caused by the realization of driving system concerns, such as tangling, scattering, and...
Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) provides new modularization of software systems by encapsulating crosscutting concerns. AspectJ, an AOP language, uses abstractions such as point...