Successful Evolution of Software Systems
Author | : Hongji Yang |
Publisher | : Artech House |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 1580535887 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781580535885 |
Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Annotation Explores the feasibility of using techniques such as program transformation and program abstraction to re-engineer and extend the life of an existing IT system. The authors (De Montfort University) outline a program transformation-based evolution workbench called FermaT, the architecture of the wide spectrum language (WSL), and a process for evolving object-oriented, real-time, and parallel systems. The final chapter presents six case studies that use FermaT and re- engineering assistant tools to evolve from source code to specifications or to new source code in a different language. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR