Optimisation process for maintaining evolvability during software evolution

Proceedings of the International Symposium and Workshop on Engineering of Computer Based Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 196-205

  Brcina, Robert ^a   Bode, Stephan ^a   Riebisch, Matthias ^a  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN METHODOLOGY; EVOLVABILITY; INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS; META MODEL; OPTIMISATION; QUALITY MODELS; SOFTWARE EVOLUTION; SOFTWARE MAINTAINABILITY; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS;

MAINTAINABILITY; PROCESS CONTROL; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 67650330218     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECBS.2009.20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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