Emergent Interfaces for Feature Modularization

Developers frequently introduce errors into software systems when they fail to recognise module dependencies. Using forty-three software families and Software Product Lines (SPLs), where the majority are commonly used in industrial practice, the authors reports on the feature modularization problem...

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Main Authors: Ribeiro, Márcio (Author), Borba, Paulo (Author), Brabrand, Claus (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Computer Science,
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:Developers frequently introduce errors into software systems when they fail to recognise module dependencies. Using forty-three software families and Software Product Lines (SPLs), where the majority are commonly used in industrial practice, the authors reports on the feature modularization problem and provides a study of how often it may occur in practice. To solve the problem they present the concept of emergent feature modularization which aims to establish contracts between features to prevent developers from breaking other features when performing a maintenance task.
Physical Description:XI, 84 p. 49 illus. online resource.
ISBN:9783319114934
ISSN:2191-5768