Diversity is prevalent in modern software systems to facilitate adapting the software to
customer requirements or the execution environment. Diversity has an impact on all phases …

In 2008 the predecessor of this book, entitled “Software Evolution”[592] was published by
Springer, presenting the research results of a number of researchers working on different …

The complexity of product line variability models makes it hard to maintain their consistency
over time regardless of the modeling approach used. Engineers thus need support for …

Companies formalize software processes as a way of organizing development projects.
Since there are differences in project contexts, a one-size-fits-all approach does not work …

Software product lines rely on develo** reusable artifacts and defining their variability in
models to support and accelerate the derivation of individual products. A major challenge in …

CONTEXT: Numerous approaches are available for modeling product lines and their
variability. However, the long-term impacts of model-based development on maintenance …

Industrial experiences show that support for sharing and deploying product line models and
tools is essential when institutionalizing product line engineering. This paper presents key …

The complexity of variability models makes it hard for product line engineers to maintain
their consistency over time. Engineers need support to detect and resolve inconsistencies. In …

Software product lines are inevitably subject to continuous evolution due to changing
customer needs, market developments, or technology trends. Reactive evolution means that …

Software product lines typically are large-scale systems that are maintained and evolved
over many years. New customer requirements, technology changes, and internal …