Evolvability of Software Systems

University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Avdelningen för programvarusystem

Author: Muhammad-iftikhar Nasir; Rizwan Iqbal; [2008]

Keywords: Software evolvability; Software evolvability characteristics priority; assessment of software evolvability; qualifications of an expert; Software system; Maintainability of Software; Choice of classes; Design; Architecture; Components; Encapsulation; Inheritance; Class Libraries; Simplicity; Naming; Comments; and Technical Platform;

Abstract: Software evolvability, meeting the future requirements of the customer is one of the emerging challenges which software industry is facing nowadays. Software evolvability is the ability of software system to accommodate future requirements. Studies have shown that software evolvability has large economic benefits but at the same time it’s difficult to assess. Over the time many methods have been derived to assess the software evolvability. Software evolvability depends upon various characteristics of the software system. In this paper we will discuss different characteristics of the software systems on which software evolvability depends. We will also have a look on hierarchy of these characteristics based on their role in the evolvability of software system. Moreover we will find out that what level of qualifications is appropriate for an expert to assess the software evolvability of a software system

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