Software developers often do not build software from scratch but reuse software libraries. In theory, the APIs of a library should be stable, but in practice they do change and th...
An evolutionary development approach is increasingly commonplace in industry but presents increased difficulties in risk management, for both technical and organizational reasons...
Robert J. Walker, Reid Holmes, Ian Hedgeland, Pune...
Software systems need to evolve as business requirements, technology and environment change. As software is modified to accommodate the required changes, its structure deteriorate...
The ability to handle changes is a characteristic feature of successful software projects. The problem addressed in this paper is what should be done in project planning and itera...
Code cloning is not only assumed to inflate maintenance costs but also considered defect-prone as inconsistent changes to code duplicates can lead to unexpected behavior. Conseque...