Software Evolution

by Mens, Tom; Demeyer, Serge

• ISBN13: 9783540764397
• ISBN10: 3540764399
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-05
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

This book focuses on novel trends in software evolution research and its relations with other emerging disciplines. Mens and Demeyer, both authorities in the field of software evolution, do not restrict themselves to the evolution of source code but also address the evolution of other, equally important software artifacts. This book is the indispensable source for researchers and professionals looking for an introduction and comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art.

Author Biography

Tom Mens is professor at the Institute of Computer Science of the University of Mons-Hainaut in Belgium. He obtained his PhD in Science in 1999 at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel on the topic of software evolution. Being one of the leading researchers in this domain, he currently directs the ERCIM Working Group on Software Evolution. Serge Demeyer is professor at the University of Antwerp (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science), where he leads a research group investigating the theme of "Software Reengineering" (LORE - Lab On REengineering). His main research interest concerns software engineering (more precisely, reengineering of object-oriented software systems) but due to historical reasons he maintains a heavy interest in hypermedia systems as well. He is an active member of the corresponding international research communities, serving in various conference organization and program committees.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. VII
Introduction and Roadmap: History and Challenges of Software Evolution	p. 1
Understanding and Analysing Software Evolution
Identifying and Removing Software Clones	p. 15
Analysing Software Repositories to Understand Software Evolution	p. 37
Predicting Bugs from History	p. 69
Reengineering of Legacy Systems
Object-Oriented Reengineering	p. 91
Migration of Legacy Information Systems	p. 105
Architectural Transformations: From Legacy to Three-Tier and Services	p. 139
Novel Trends in Software Evolution
On the Interplay Between Software Testing and Evolution and its Effect on Program Comprehension	p. 173
Evolution Issues in Aspect-Oriented Programming	p. 203
Software Architecture Evolution	p. 233
Empirical Studies of Open Source Evolution	p. 263
Appendices
Resources	p. 291
Glossary of Terms	p. 295
List of Acronyms	p. 307
References	p. 309
Index	p. 341
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