Effective Software Maintenance and Evolution: A Reuse-Based Approach

Published:
May 07, 2007 by Auerbach Publications - 424 Pages
Author(s):
Stanislaw Jarzabek, National University of Singapore

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ISBN 9780849335921
Cat# AU3592
 

Features

  • Presents a plan of strategic maintenance to transform and better align software with the business goals of a company
  • Demonstrates how to use XML-based tools to enhance productivity
  • Explains how to use metaprogramming techniques to improve component-based systems
  • Examines model-based tool design for static program analysis and business-process reengineering

    • Summary

    With software maintenance costs averaging 50% of total computing costs, it is necessary to have an effective maintenance program in place. Aging legacy systems, for example, pose an especially rough challenge as veteran programmers retire and their successors are left to figure out how the systems operate. This book explores program analyzers, reverse engineering tools, and reengineering tools in-depth and explains the best ways to deploy them. It also discusses using XML-based tools, the roles of software components, object technology, and metaprogramming in improving systems maintenance, as well as how to align software with business goals through strategic maintenance.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction to the Challenges of Maintenance. Static Program Analyzers. Reverse Engineering Methods. Model-Based Tool Design. Meta-Level Solutions for Component-Based Systems. Software Redundancies. Strategic Reengineering.

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