Code clones are generally considered to be an obstacle to software maintenance. Research has provided evidence that it may not always be practical, feasible, or cost-effective to ...
Spreadsheets are ubiquitous with evidence that Microsoft Excel, the leading application in the area, has an install base of 90% on end-user desktops. Nowhere is the usage of sprea...
A real-time computer system is a system that must perform its functions within specified time bounds. These systems are generally characterized by complex interactions with the en...
Software designs decay over time. While most studies focus on decay at the system level, this research studies design decay on well understood micro architectures, design patterns...
We present the results of a research work targeted to understanding CASE tools usage in Nokia. By means of a survey questionnaire, we collected data aimed to identify what feature...
Alessandro Maccari, Claudio Riva, Francesco Maccar...