Aspect-based dynamic software updating: A model and its empirical evaluation

Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Aspect-Oriented Software Development, AOSD.11

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 105-116

  Cech Previtali, Susanne ^a   Gross, Thomas R ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aspect oriented programming; Empirical study; Software evolution

Indexed keywords

ASPECT TECHNOLOGY; ASPECT-ORIENTED; DYNAMIC SOFTWARE UPDATING; EMPIRICAL EVALUATIONS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EMPIRICAL STUDY; JAVA APPLICATIONS; JAVA PROGRAM; MODULAR UNITS; NATURE OF SOFTWARE; OBJECT ORIENTED; POINT CUT; POINT SELECTION; REAL-WORLD; RUNTIMES; SOFTWARE EVOLUTION; SOFTWARE UPDATES; VIRTUAL MACHINES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

ASPECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

EID: 79955127859     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1960275.1960289     Document Type: Conference Paper

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