SIGSOFT
2004
ACM
15 years 7 days ago
2004
ACM
One of the benefits of finite-state verification (FSV) tools, such as model checkers, is that a counterexample is provided when the property cannot be verified. Not all counterexa...
SIGSOFT
2004
ACM
15 years 7 days ago
2004
ACM
The principle of information hiding has been very influential in software engineering since its inception in 1972. This principle prescribes that software modules hide implementat...
SIGSOFT
2004
ACM
15 years 7 days ago
2004
ACM
We present a new classification system for aspect-oriented programs. This system characterizes the interactions between aspects and methods and identifies classes of interactions ...
SIGSOFT
2004
ACM
15 years 7 days ago
2004
ACM
Dynamic detection of likely invariants is a program analysis that generalizes over observed values to hypothesize program properties. The reported program properties are a set of ...
SIGSOFT
2004
ACM
15 years 7 days ago
2004
ACM
When software is modified, during development and maintenance, it is regression tested to provide confidence that the changes did not introduce unexpected errors and that new feat...
SIGSOFT
2004
ACM
15 years 7 days ago
2004
ACM
In this paper, we describe PSE (Postmortem Symbolic Evaluation), a static analysis algorithm that can be used by programmers to diagnose software failures. The algorithm requires ...
SIGSOFT
2004
ACM
15 years 7 days ago
2004
ACM
Defect-occurrence projection is necessary for the development of methods to mitigate the risks of software defect occurrences. In this paper, we examine user-reported software def...
SIGSOFT
2004
ACM
15 years 7 days ago
2004
ACM
Reuse of application software has been limited and sometimes has led to accidents. This paper suggests some requirements for successful and safe application software reuse and dem...
SIGSOFT
2004
ACM
15 years 7 days ago
2004
ACM
Exploring alternative options is at the heart of the requirements and design processes. Different alternatives contribute to different degrees of achievement of non-functional goa...
SIGSOFT
2005
ACM
15 years 7 days ago
2005
ACM
We develop a method for matching dynamic histories of program executions of two program versions. The matches produced can be useful in many applications including software piracy...