The impact analysis task in software maintenance: A model and a case study

Proceedings - 1994 International Conference on Software Maintenance, ICSM 1994

Volumn , Issue , 1994, Pages 234-242

  Queille, Jean Pierre ^a   Voidrot, Jean Francois ^a   Wilde, Norman ^b   Munro, Malcolm ^c  

^a AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; SEMANTICS;

COST EFFECTIVE; GENERAL MODEL; IMPACT ANALYSIS; PROGRAM UNDERSTANDING; PROPAGATION RULE; SIDE EFFECT; SOFTWARE CHANGE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE;

EID: 84859127625     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSM.1994.336771     Document Type: Conference Paper

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