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ICSM
2009
IEEE
15 years 8 days ago
Decomposing object-oriented class modules using an agglomerative clustering technique
Software can be considered a live entity, as it undergoes many alterations throughout its lifecycle. Furthermore, developers do not usually retain a good design in favor of adding...
Marios Fokaefs, Nikolaos Tsantalis, Alexander Chat...
128
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ICSM
2009
IEEE
15 years 8 days ago
An empirical study on the risks of using off-the-shelf techniques for processing mailing list data
Mailing list repositories contain valuable information about the history of a project. Research is starting to mine this information to support developers and maintainers of longl...
Nicolas Bettenburg, Emad Shihab, Ahmed E. Hassan
115
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ICSM
2009
IEEE
15 years 8 days ago
Visualizing the structure of field testing problems
Field testing of a software application prior to general release is an important and essential quality assurance step. Field testing helps identify unforeseen problems. Extensive ...
Brian Chan, Ying Zou, Ahmed E. Hassan, Anand Sinha
155
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ICSM
2009
IEEE
15 years 8 days ago
Co-evolution of source code and the build system
A build system breathes life into source code, as it configures and directs the construction of a software system from textual source code modules. Surprisingly, build languages a...
Bram Adams
124
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ICSM
2009
IEEE
15 years 8 days ago
Balancing value and modifiability when planning for the next release
Planning the next release in software release planning addresses the problem of assigning features to the next release such that technical, resource, risk, and budget constraints ...
Anas Jadallah, Matthias Galster, Mahmood Moussavi,...
145
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ICSM
2009
IEEE
15 years 8 days ago
Effective and efficient localization of multiple faults using value replacement
We previously presented a fault localization technique called Value Replacement that repeatedly alters the state of an executing program to locate a faulty statement [9]. The tech...
Dennis Jeffrey, Neelam Gupta, Rajiv Gupta
108
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ICSM
2009
IEEE
15 years 8 days ago
Feature location in COBOL mainframe systems: An experience report
Joris Van Geet, Serge Demeyer
158
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ICSEA
2009
IEEE
15 years 8 days ago
Integrating IT Service Management within the Enterprise Architecture
-- Published work in the IT services area is generally centered on the description of management best practices or specific technological issues. There is a lack of empirical studi...
Anacleto Correia, Fernando Brito e Abreu
157
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ICSEA
2009
IEEE
15 years 8 days ago
Strengthening Refactoring: Towards Software Evolution with Quantitative and Experimental Grounds
: Refactoring is a process meant to improve the internal quality of software systems. However, while on one hand, the guidelines for this delicate process are still empirical and q...
Sergio Bryton, Fernando Brito e Abreu
ICSEA
2009
IEEE
15 years 8 days ago
Exploring and Overcoming Major Challenges in IT Infrastructures Faced by IT Executives
This paper aims at identifying top challenges faced by IT executives in IT infrastructures to help the formulation of
Luis Alexandre Ferreira da Silva, Fernando Brito e...