Software architecture optimization methods: A systematic literature review

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 658-683

  Aleti, Aldeida ^a   Buhnova, Barbora ^b   Grunske, Lars ^c   Koziolek, Anne ^d   Meedeniya, Indika ^e  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c France   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

optimization methods; problem overview; Software architecture optimization; systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE OPTIMIZATION; DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PROBLEM OVERVIEW; QUALITY REQUIREMENTS; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW;

OPTIMIZATION; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84877245642     PISSN: 00985589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSE.2012.64     Document Type: Article

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