Verification and validation techniques often generate various forms of software development artifacts. Change records created from verification and validation efforts show how fil...
In this paper, we present an approach that examines the evolution of code stored in source control repositories. The technique identifies Change Clusters, which can help managers...
Jay Kothari, Ali Shokoufandeh, Spiros Mancoridis, ...
As an object-oriented system evolves, its architecture tends to drift away from the original design. Knowledge of how the system has changed at coarse-grained levels is key to und...
Growing maintenance costs have become a major concern for developers and users of software systems. Changeability is an important aspect of maintainability, especially in environm...
M. Ajmal Chaumun, Hind Kabaili, Rudolf K. Keller, ...
Modified programs are required to be retested to determine whether changes have been made correctly and to investigate whether those cause any adverse effect on the program behavi...
Yoon Kyu Jang, Heung Seok Chae, Yong Rae Kwon, Doo...