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The analysis of execution traces can reveal important information about the behavioral aspects of complex software systems, hence reducing the time and effort it takes to understand and maintain them. Traces, however, tend to be considerably large which hinders their effective analysis. Existing traces analysis tools rely on some sort of visualization techniques to help software engineers make sense...
Software maintenance is perhaps one of the most difficult activities in software engineering, especially for systems that have undergone several years of ad hoc maintenance. The problem is that, for such systems, the gap between the system implementation and its design models tend to be considerably large. Reverse engineering techniques, particularly the ones that focus on design and architecture...
Interfaces are fundamental in object-oriented systems. One of the principles of reusable object-oriented design, according to Gamma et al., is program to an interface, not an implementation. Interface-based systems display three key characteristics - flexibility, extensibility, and pluggability. Designing with interfaces is therefore a better way of building object-oriented systems. Getting students...
As businesses rely on software solutions to preserve their position in a highly competitive market, the need for reliable and robust software systems is vital. Lately, there has been a significant interest in building software using models as their main artifacts. Unlike traditional development techniques which tend to be code-centric, model driven approaches, such as the Model Driven Architecture...
Traditional lectures espousing software engineering principles hardly engage studentspsila attention due to the fact that students often view software engineering principles as mere academic concepts without a clear understanding of how they can be used in practice. Some of the issues that contribute to this perception include lack of experience in writing and understanding large programs, and lack...
The cost of maintaining an existing software system is estimated to be 70% of the total cost of its life-cycle. This is due to the fact that software engineers must understand different aspects of software before they can make changes that preserve reliability and other system attributes. In an "ideal" environment, design decisions would be based on information kept in up-to-date documentation...
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