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Software evolution and adaptation is a research area, as also the name states, in continuous evolution, that offers stimulating challenges for both academic and industrial researchers. The evolution of software systems, to face unexpected situations or just for improving their features, relies on software engineering techniques and methodologies, that often imply re-designing, refactoring and re-coding part of or the whole system. Nowadays, similar approaches are not applicable in all situations (e.g., for evolving non-stopping systems or systems whose code is not available) and different approaches are necessary.
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Cazzola, W., Chiba, S., Saake, G. (2007). Guest Editors’ Introduction: Aspects and Software Evolution. In: Rashid, A., Aksit, M. (eds) Transactions on Aspect-Oriented Software Development IV. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4640. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77042-8_4
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