Côté, Isabelle; Heisel, Maritta; Wentzlaff, Ina:
Pattern-based Evolution of Software Architectures
In: Software Architecture : First European Conference, ECSA 2007 Madrid, Spain, September 24-26, 2007 Proceedings / Oquendo, Flavio (Eds.). - First European Conference, ECSA 2007, Madrid, Spain, September 24-26, 2007 - 1. Auflage, Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer, 2007 - (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics ; 4758)
2007book article/chapter in Proceedings
Computer ScienceFaculty of Engineering » Computer Science and Applied Cognitive Science » Computer Science » Software Engineering
Title in English:
Pattern-based Evolution of Software Architectures
Author:
Côté, IsabelleUDE
GND
1032008415
LSF ID
11655
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;
Heisel, MarittaUDE
GND
105233167X
LSF ID
4333
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connected with university
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Wentzlaff, InaUDE
LSF ID
10258
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connected with university

Abstract:

We propose a pattern-based software development method comprising analysis (using problem frames) and design (using architectural and design patterns), of which especially evolving systems benefit. Evolution operators guide a pattern-based transformation procedure, including re-engineering tasks for adjusting a given software architecture to meet new system demands. Through application of these operators, relations between analysis and design documents are explored systematically for accomplishing desired software modifications. This allows for reusing development documents to a large extent, even when the application environment and the requirements change.