EvolTrack: improving design evolution awareness in software development

Brazilian Computer Society. Journal

Clá¹  Rafael da Silva Viterbo Cepê²  André²  es Magdaleno³  Leonardo Gresta Paulino Murta⁴  a Magalhã⁵  da⁵  udia Maria Lima Werner⁷ 

[1] ãCOPPE/UFRJ—IC/UFF—Instituto de ComputaçSystems Engineering and Computer Science Department, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;i, Brazil;o, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteró

关键词: Software evolution;    Software visualization;    Design evolution;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s13173-010-0011-5

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Springer U K

【 摘 要 】

Software differs from most manufactured products because it is intangible. This characteristic makes it difficult to detect, control, and understand how it evolves. This paper presents an approach based on software visualization that can detect and externalize design evolution made in a software project during its initial development or at any further phase. By using this approach, a developer can be aware of the current state of the software as a whole and can additionally verify if the current design, also called emerging design, is evolving according to the team expectations and leader guidance, preventing problems caused by misunderstandings of the expected software solution. The approach was evaluated with free/open source software (FOSS) projects. The results indicate that the approach behaves as expected when applied to real software development projects, with minor performance bottlenecks.

【 授权许可】

CC BY