Title :
Reengineering the class-an object oriented maintenance activity
Author :
Subramaniam, Gokul V. ; Byme, E.J.
Author_Institution :
NORTEL-Northern Telecom, Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
When an Incremental Approach is used to develop an object-oriented system, there is a risk that the class design will deteriorate in quality with each increment. This paper presents a technique for detecting classes that may be prone to deteriorate, or if deterioration has occurred assists with reengineering those classes. Experience with applying this technique to an industrial software development project is also discussed
Keywords :
object-oriented programming; software maintenance; software metrics; systems re-engineering; class reengineering; industrial software development; maintenance activity; object oriented maintenance; object-oriented metrics; object-oriented system; reengineering; Degradation; Guidelines; Inspection; Object detection; Object oriented modeling; Phase detection; Phase estimation; Project management; Quality management; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1998. COMPSAC '98. Proceedings. The Twenty-Second Annual International
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8585-9
DOI :
10.1109/CMPSAC.1998.716634
