Conference proceeding
Simulating Structural Design Evolution of Software
2012 Joint Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture and European Conference on Software Architecture
Aug 2012
Abstract
Software designers frequentlynd the need to refactor existing code to improve the structure of their design. Typical examples include the application of design patterns or splitting large modules into smaller ones. The problem lies in the difficulty in evaluating the effect of such restructuring before developers implement their newly proposed design ideas. Such experimental implementation can be expensive because it may include potential con icts or cause unnecessary source code branching to occur. It can be even more expensive if the designer needs to compare multiple design alternatives. In this paper, we propose to demonstrate the possibility of simulating structural design changes based on Baldwin and Clark's modular operators. This simulation permits designers to explore the design space and validate ideas for software changes without having to implement them concretely.
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- Title
- Simulating Structural Design Evolution of Software
- Creators
- W Baelen - Drexel UniversityYuanfang Cai - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- 2012 Joint Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture and European Conference on Software Architecture
- Conference
- 2012 Joint Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture and European Conference on Software Architecture
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Computer Science
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84870683835
- Other Identifier
- 991019174791904721