Comprehend and analyze knowledge networks to improve software evolution

Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-215

  Rosso, Christian Del ^a  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Global software engineering; Knowledge management; Social network analysis; Software development

Indexed keywords

APACHE WEB SERVER; ARCHITECTURE ASSESSMENT; COORDINATION PATTERNS; EMERGENT BEHAVIORS; GLOBAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAMS; SOFTWARE EVOLUTION; STRUCTURAL PATTERN;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

NETWORK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67049132521     PISSN: 1532060X     EISSN: 15320618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smr.408     Document Type: Article

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