We consider the problem of maintaining information about the rank of a matrix M under changes to its entries. For an n × n matrix M, we show an amortized upper bound of O(nω−1)...
Software patterns are a new design paradigm used to solve problems that arise when developing software within a particular context. Patterns capture the static and dynamic structu...
Software entropy is a phenomenon where repeated changes gradually degrade the structure of the system, making it hard to understand and maintain. This phenomenon imposes challenge...
Business rules are operational rules that business organizationsfollow to peq%rm various activities. Over time, business rules evolve and the software that implemented them are al...
Hai Huang, Wei-Tek Tsai, Sourav Bhattacharya, Xiao...
Modification analysis is part of most maintenance processes and includes among other activities, early prediction of potential change impacts, feasibility studies, cost estimation...