Before performing a modification task, a developer usually has to investigate the source code of a system to understand how to carry out the task. Discovering the code relevant to...
Many types of applications can benefit from flexible and open middleware. CORBA is an emerging middleware standard for Object Request Brokers (ORBs) that simplifies the developmen...
Douglas C. Schmidt, David L. Levine, Chris Clevela...
We study the problem of statistical model checking of probabilistic systems for PCTL unbounded until property P1p(ϕ1 U ϕ2) (where 1 ∈ {<, ≤, >, ≥}) using the computa...
Ru He, Paul Jennings, Samik Basu, Arka P. Ghosh, H...
Null dereference is a commonly occurring defect in Java programs, and many static-analysis tools identify such defects. However, most of the existing tools perform a limited inter...
Proponents of design notations tailored for specific application domains or reference architectures, often available in the form of UML stereotypes, motivate them by improved unde...
Filippo Ricca, Massimiliano Di Penta, Marco Torchi...