In this paper we study the fragile base class problem. This problem occurs in open object-oriented systems employing code inheritance as an implementation reuse mechanism. System d...
-- Reuse of large-grain software components offers the potential for significant savings in application development cost and time. Successful component reuse and substitutability ...
Nenad Medvidovic, Peyman Oreizy, Richard N. Taylor
In order to improve software maintenance processes, we need to be able to first characterize and assess them. This task needs to be performed in depth and with objectivity since t...
Lionel C. Briand, Victor R. Basili, Yong-Mi Kim, D...
A frequent dilemma in the design of a database programming language is the choice between a language with a rich set of tailored notations for schema definitions, query expression...
A special final coalgebra theorem, in the style of Aczel's [2], is proved within standard Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory. Aczel's AntiFoundation Axiom is replaced by a varia...