Abstract Context Software Architecture (SA) and Source Code (SC) are two intertwined
artefacts that represent the interdependent design decisions made at different levels of …

Re-architecting a software system requires significant preparation, eg, to scope and design
new modules with their boundaries and constituent classes. When planning an intended …

Abstract Architecture Consistency (AC) aims to align implemented systems with their
intended architectures. Several AC approaches and tools have been proposed and …

Software architecture is a critical artefact in the software lifecycle. It is a system blueprint for
construction, it aids in planning teaming and division of work, and it aids in reasoning about …

Architecting software systems is an integral part of the software development lifecycle.
However, often the implementation of the resultant software ends up diverging from the …

This paper proposes an empirical approach, called content analysis, to identify the
information sought and obtained by programmers as they maintain software systems. Using …

Abstract Design abstractions such as components, modules, subsystems or packages are
often not made explicit in the implementation of legacy systems. Indeed, often the …

For over thirty years, increased software reuse and replaceability have been touted as a
means of easier software development. Unfortunately this is a non-trivial task. Component …

Software reconnaissance is a very useful technique for locating features in software systems
that are unfamiliar to a developer. The technique was, however, limited by the need to …

El objetivo de la Coherencia de la Arquitectura (AC) es alinear los sistemas implementados
con las arquitecturas previstas, para lo cual se han propuesto y evaluado empíricamente …