NDLI: Software Reuse versus Stability: Evaluating Advanced Programming Techniques

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Dantas, F. Garcia, A.
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	With system development becoming increasingly incremental, software reuse and stability stand out as two of the most desirable attributes of high-quality software. In this context, a key goal in contemporary software design is to simultaneously promote reuse and stability of the software modules. However, the achievement of this goal is far from trivial as it largely depends on the programming techniques being employed in the software implementation. While the use of a specific advanced mechanism can somehow contribute to modules’ reuse, it might also require developers to make various undesirable changes in their interfaces and implementation. In this context, there are a growing number of techniques for improving modularity, ranging from aspect-oriented and feature-oriented programming to composition filters. This paper presents an exploratory analysis of advanced programming techniques on how they make it possible to reach a better tradeoff of software reuse and stability. The evaluation was carried out based on 11 releases of 2 product lines, which were originally built to promote the stable reuse of common modules across different products. Our results revealed that a hybrid incarnation of feature-oriented and aspect-oriented programming seems to be the most promising programming technique. For instance, the combined use of virtual inner classes, mixin composition, and point cut-advice tended to promote product-line modules with both superior stability and reusability.
Starting Page	40
Ending Page	49
File Size	227407
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424489176
DOI	10.1109/SBES.2010.13
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2010-09-27
Publisher Place	Brazil
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Measurement Context Matched filters Modularity mechanisms Software reuse Programming Software stability Software systems Stability analysis Software product lines Composition mechanisms
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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