The software product line architecture: An empirical investigation of key process activities

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1098-1113

  Ahmed, Faheem ^a   Capretz, Luiz Fernando ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Domain engineering; Empirical study; Software architecture; Software engineering; Software product line

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DOMAIN ENGINEERING; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCES; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; EMPIRICAL STUDY; OVERALL PERFORMANCE; PROCESS ACTIVITIES; QUALITY OF SOFTWARES; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE INDUSTRY; SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINE; SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINES;

SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 49549123847     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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