Architectural layer recovery for software system understanding and evolution |
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| Authors: | Giuseppe Scanniello Anna D'Amico Carmela D'Amico Teodora D'Amico |
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| Affiliation: | Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica, University of Basilicata, Viale Dell'Ateneo, Macchia Romana, 85100 Potenza, Italy |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents an approach to identify software layers for the understanding and evolution of software systems implemented with any object‐oriented programming language. The approach first identifies relations between the classes of a software system and then uses a link analysis algorithm (i.e. the Kleinberg algorithm) to group them into layers. Additionally to assess the approach and the underlying techniques, the paper also presents a prototype of a supporting tool and the results from a case study. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | software understanding architecture recovery link analysis static analysis |
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