Timeout mechanisms are a useful feature for web applications. However, these mechanisms need to be used with care because, if used as-is, they are vulnerable to timing attacks. Th...
The diffusion of service oriented architectures is slowed down by the lack of enough services available for satisfying service integrator needs. Nevertheless, many features desire...
Concettina Del Grosso, Massimiliano Di Penta, Igna...
The use of bad names — names that are wrong, inconsistent or inconcise — hinder program comprehension. The root of the problem is that there is no mechanism for aligning the n...
During initial program comprehension, software engineers could benefit from knowing the most need-to-beunderstood classes in the system under study in order to kick-start their s...
The aspect-oriented paradigm allows weaving aspects in different join points of a program. Aspects can modify object fields and method control flow, thus possibly introducing subt...