The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is the de facto standard for object-oriented software analysis and design modeling. However, few empirical studies exist which investigate the c...
Wojciech J. Dzidek, Erik Arisholm, Lionel C. Brian...
—Process studies and improvement efforts typically call for new instrumentation on the process in order to collect the data they have deemed necessary. This can be intrusive and ...
Jonathan E. Cook, Lawrence G. Votta, Alexander L. ...
In examining software maintenance processes for improvement opportunities, an obvious choice is information flow. Obtaining accurate, up-to-date, and useful information about a sy...
Despite being an important channel for end-user assistance, few studies have directly investigated the interactions that occur in modern-day practice of software product support. ...
Parmit K. Chilana, Tovi Grossman, George W. Fitzma...
This paper examines the problem of statically analyzing the performance of embedded software. This problem is motivated by the increasing growth of embedded systems and a lack of ...
Sharad Malik, Margaret Martonosi, Yau-Tsun Steven ...