WHAT-IF : A Function to Estimate the Impacts of Potential Changes to a Software without First Putting them into Actual Practice
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Auteurs : S. Ajila ; Jean-Claude Derniame [France] ; H. BassonSource :
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Software development and maintenance are generally known to be time consuming and expensive. One of the problem is that it is difficult for software engineers and analysts to understand software systems that they did not design or implement. Even when they develop their own systems, it is easy to forget the details of the design or code developed at earlier stages. Therefore, in this paper we present a model that allowed {\it a priori} the impact analysis and propagation of an object change in a software system. Our work is primarily aimed at big software systems. Some of the questions a software engineer may want to ask when making a change are : {\it what other objects must I change if I carry out this modification? who in the developing team must be informed of this change? what other versions or configurations of the software system must I change?} etc. The effect of changing an object in a software system depends on the item and environment of change. Therefore, when making a change it is necessary to analyze its impacts and keeps track of the details of implementing the change. What-If addresses some of these issues.
Affiliations:
- France
- Grand Est, Lorraine (région)
- Nancy
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Institut national de recherche en informatique et en automatique, Laboratoire lorrain de recherche en informatique et ses applications, Université de Lorraine
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