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WCRE
2007
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
2007
IEEE
When trying to understand the evolution of a software system it can be useful to visualize the evolution of the system’s architecture. Existing tools for viewing architectural e...
ICSM
2009
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
2009
IEEE
How and why does software evolve? This question has been under study since almost 40 years ago, and it is still a subject of controversy. In the seventies, Meir M. Lehman formulat...
KBSE
2008
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
2008
IEEE
Evolution of software systems is characterized by inevitable changes of software and increasing software complexity, which in turn may lead to huge maintenance and development cos...
APSEC
1999
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
1999
IEEE
One of the characteristics of large software systems is that they evolve over time. Evolution patterns include modifications related to the implementation, interfaces and the over...
IWPC
2009
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
2009
IEEE
Architecture defines the components of a system and their dependencies. The knowledge about how the architecture is intended to be implemented is essential to keep the system str...