Automating software model evolution

自动化软件模型演化

• 批准号: 250271-2008
• 负责人: Ajila, SamuelAdesoye
• 金额: $ 1.09万
• 依托单位: Carleton University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2012-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=503182
• 关键词: Automating; software; model; evolution

Software evolution is a change process that covers all the life cycle of a software product. Of all the software processes, evolution is the most expensive. Models are critical in documenting software architectures, and making them easy to understand. A complex software system evolves over time and its architecture will change as the system meets the challenges of its environment. Therefore, models and meta-models play a key role in software evolution. Empirical research shows that it is very difficult to completely predict software changes. More time and money are spent maintaining (changing) a software system than on its original development. According to the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) working group on software evolution "The only way to overcome or avoid the negative effects of software aging is by placing change in the center of the software development process." There is therefore a need to provide better and more automated support for software evolution

软件演化是一个覆盖软件产品整个生命周期的变更过程。在所有的软件过程中，进化是最昂贵的。模型在记录软件架构并使其易于理解方面至关重要。一个复杂的软件系统会随着时间的推移而发展，其体系结构也会随着系统满足其环境的挑战而变化。因此，模型和元模型在软件演化中起着关键作用。 实证研究表明，完全预测软件变更是非常困难的。与最初的开发相比，维护（更改）一个软件系统花费了更多的时间和金钱。 根据欧洲信息学和数学研究联盟（ERCIM）关于软件进化的工作组的说法，“克服或避免软件老化的负面影响的唯一方法是将变化置于软件开发过程的中心。“因此，需要为软件演化提供更好、更自动化的支持