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Developers evolve software product lines (SPLs) manually or using typical program refactoring tools. However, when evolving a product line to introduce new features or to improve its design, it is important to make sure that the behavior of existing products is not affected. Typical program refactorings cannot guarantee that because the SPL context goes beyond code and other kinds of core assets,...
This work presents an educational board and card game named SimulES-W, as a tool for teaching Software Engineering. It encompasses 5 years of evolution, in which the game Problems and Programmers was the fundamental source. SimulES-W innovates in three distinct areas: it is a web based game, it relies on a broad view of the software process and it is customizable for content. SimulES-W is supported...
Firewalls are among the most important components in network security. Traditionally, the rules of the firewall are kept private under the assumption that privacy of the rule set makes attacks on the network more difficult. We posit that this assumption is no longer valid in the Internet of today due to two factors: the emergence of botnets reducing probing difficulty and second, the emergence of...
This paper discusses what IT managers can realistically do to encourage employees to maximize their productivity. It managers must also decide what they can do to optimize the work environment. Demanding productivity and efficiency without the appropriate management support and resources can translate into resentful and unproductive employees.
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