Title :
Ontology-based Software Architecture Documentation
Author :
De Graaf, Klaas Andries ; Tang, Antony ; Liang, Peng ; Van Vliet, Hans
Abstract :
A common approach to software architecture documentation in industry projects is the use of file-based documents. This approach offers a single-dimensional perspective on the architectural knowledge contained. Knowledge retrieval from file-based architecture documentation is efficient if the perspective chosen fits the needs of the readers, it is less so if the perspective does not match the needs of the readers. In this paper we describe an approach aimed at addressing architecture documentation retrieval issues. We have employed a software ontology in a semantic wiki optimized for architecture documentation. We have evaluated this ontology-based approach in a controlled industry experiment involving software professionals. The efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed approach is found to be better than that of the file-based approach.
Keywords :
document handling; file organisation; information retrieval; ontologies (artificial intelligence); software architecture; architectural knowledge; file based documents; industry projects; knowledge retrieval; ontology based software architecture documentation; semantic wiki; software ontology; Computer architecture; Documentation; Electronic publishing; Information services; Ontologies; Semantics; Software; architectural knowledge retrieval; semantic wiki; software architecture documentation; software architecture knowledge; software ontologies;
Conference_Titel :
Software Architecture (WICSA) and European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA), 2012 Joint Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on
Conference_Location :
Helsinki
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2809-8
DOI :
10.1109/WICSA-ECSA.212.20