1 In this paper we characterize and model the cost of rework in a Component Factory (CF) organization. A CF is responsible for developing and packaging reusable software components...
Victor R. Basili, Steven E. Condon, Khaled El Emam...
Abstract. Software must be constantly adapted to changing requirehe time scale, abstraction level and granularity of adaptations may vary from short-term, fine-grained adaptation t...
The new generation of open networked IT systems poses particular challenges to software engineering due to their evolving nature and their high quality requirements. In particular...
In method-based software development, software engineers create artifacts based on the heuristic rules of the adopted method. Most CASE tools, however, do not actively assist soft...
— It is through our mental models of the world that we understand it. Advances in science are nothing more than improvements to the model. This paper presents the development and...