SPL Conqueror: Toward optimization of non-functional properties in software product lines

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 487-517

  Siegmund, Norbert ^a   Rosenmüller, Marko ^a   Kuhlemann, Martin ^a   Kästner, Christian ^b   Apel, Sven ^c   Saake, Gunter ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PASSAU   (Germany)

Author keywords

Feature oriented software development; Measurement and optimization; Non functional properties; Software product lines; SPL Conqueror

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

CONDITIONAL COMPILATIONS; FEATURE-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; FEATURE-ORIENTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT; NON FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINE; SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINES; SPL CONQUEROR;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84865652421     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11219-011-9152-9     Document Type: Article

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