Abstract. In heterogeneous data warehousing environments, autonomous data sources are integrated into a materialised integrated database. The schemas of the data sources and the in...
We examine eleven large open source software systems and present empirical evidence for the existence of fractal structures in software evolution. In our study, fractal structures...
Automating software evolution requires both identifying precisely the affected program points and selecting the appropriate modification at each point. This task is particularly ...
Even though the benefits of component-based software development are widely accepted, they are easily overestimated. To provide a firmer basis for the general discussion we descri...
Abstract. The increasing importance of better customisation of industrial products has led to development of configurable products. They allow companies to provide product families...