Software Evolution and Feedback
Theory and Practice
Published on 30. August 2006
612 pages
978-0-470-87181-2 (ISBN)
Description
Evolution of software has long been recognized as one of the mostproblematic and challenging areas in the field of softwareengineering, as evidenced by the high, often up to 60-80%,life-cycle costs attributed to this activity over the life of asoftware system. Studies of software evolution are central tothe understanding and practice of software development. Yetit has received relatively little attention in the field ofsoftware engineering. This book focuses on topics aimed atgiving a scientific insight into the aspect of software evolutionand feedback.
In summary, the book covers conceptual, phenomenological,empirical, technological and theoretical aspects of the field ofsoftware evolution - with contributions from the leadingexperts.
This book delivers an up-to-date scientific understanding ofwhat software evolution is, to show why it is inevitable for realworld applications, and it demonstrates the role of feedbackin software development and maintenance. The book alsoaddresses some of the phenomenological and technologicalunderpinnings and includes rules and guidelines for increasedsoftware evolvability and, in general, sustainability of theevolution process.
Software Evolution and Feedback provides a long overdue,scientific focus on software evolution and the role of feedback inthe software process, making this the indispensable guide for allsoftware practitioners, researchers and managers in the softwareindustry.
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Nazim H. Madhavji and Juan Fernandez-Ramil are the authors of Software Evolution and Feedback: Theory and Practice, published by Wiley.
Content
List of Contributors.
PART ONE SOFTWARE EVOLUTION.
1 Software Evolution (Meir Lehman and Juan FernandezRamil).
2 A Nontraditional View of the Dimensions of SoftwareEvolution (Dewayne E. Perry).
3 IT Legacy Systems: Enabling Environments That Reduce theLegacy Problem:
A Complexity Perspective (Eve Mitleton-Kelly).
4 Facets of Software Evolution (Roland T.Mittermeir).
5 Evolution in Software Systems: Foundations of the SPEClassification Scheme )Stephen Cook, Rachel Harrison,Meir M. Lehman and Paul Wernick).
6 A Simple Model of Software System Evolutionary Growth(Wladyslaw M. Turski).
7 Statistical Modelling of Software Evolution Processes(Tetsuo Tamai and Takako Nakatani).
8 A Case Study of Software Requirements Changes Due toExternal Factors (Vic Nanda and Nazim H. Madhavji).
9 Understanding Open-Source Software Evolution (WaltScacchi).
10 Structural Analysis of Open Source Systems (AndreaCapiluppi, Maurizio Morisio and Juan Fernandez-Ramil).
11 A Study of Software Evolution at Different Levels ofGranularity (Elizabeth Burd).
12 The Role of Ripple Effect in Software Evolution(Sue Black).
13 The Impact of Software-Architecture Compliance on SystemEvolution (R. Mark Greenwood, Ken Mayes, Wykeen Seet, BrianC. Warboys, Dharini Balasubramaniam, Graham Kirby, RonMorrison and Aled Sage).
14 Comparison of Three Evaluation Methods forObject-Oriented Framework Evolution (MichaelMattsson).
15 Formal Perspectives on Software Evolution: fromRefinement to Retrenchment (Michael Poppleton andLindsay Groves).
16 Background and Approach to Development of a Theory ofSoftware Evolution (Meir M Lehman and Juan Fern´andezRamil).
17 Difficulties with Feedback Control in SoftwareProcesses (Meir M. Lehman, Dewayne E. Perry and WladTurski).
18 Policy-Guided Software Evolution (Nazim H. Madhavjiand Josee Tasse).
19 Feedback in Requirements Discovery and Specification:a Quality Gateway for Testing Requirements (SuzanneRobertson).
20 Requirements Risk and Software Reliability (NormanF. Schneidewind).
21 Combining Process Feedback with Discrete Event SimulationModels to Support Software Project Management (DavidRaffo and Joseph Vandeville).
22 A Feedforward Capability to Improve SoftwareReestimation (William W. Agresti).
23 Modelling the Feedback Part of the Software Process inSoftware Resource Estimation (Juan Fernandez-Ramiland Sarah Beecham).
24 Value-Based Feedback in Software and Information SystemsDevelopment (Barry Boehm and LiGuo Huang).
25 Expert Estimation of Software Development Cost: Learningthrough Feedback (Magne Jørgensen and DagSjøberg).
26 Self-Adaptive Software: Internalized Feedback(Robert Laddaga, Paul Robertson and Howard Shrobe).
27 Rules and Tools for Software Evolution Planning andManagement (Meir M (Manny) Lehman and Juan FernandezRamil).
Index.
