Evaluating architectural stability using a metric-based approach

Proceedings of the European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering, CSMR

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 261-270

  Tonu, Subrina Anjum ^a   Ashkan, Azin ^a   Tahvildari, Ladan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; MAINTENANCE; REENGINEERING; REVERSE ENGINEERING; SYSTEM STABILITY;

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; ARCHITECTURAL STABILITY; ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES; EUROPEAN; EVOLUTION (CO); EVOLUTIONARY CHANGES; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; SOURCE CODING;

SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 46149084928     PISSN: 15345351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CSMR.2006.26     Document Type: Conference Paper

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