The usefulness and usability of programming tools (for example, languages, libraries, and frameworks) may greatly impact programmer productivity and software quality. Ideally, the...
Generally, code clones are regarded as one of the factors that make software maintenance more difficult. A code clone is a set of source code fragments identical or similar to ea...
Abstract. Design by contract is a well known theory that views software construction as based on contracts between clients (callers) and suppliers (routines), relying on mutual obl...
Automating software evolution requires both identifying precisely the affected program points and selecting the appropriate modification at each point. This task is particularly ...
If current trends continue, it is likely that the web browser will become the only widely used user interface. Web applications will become the predominant software. Should this h...