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Architectural Stability

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On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: OTM 2009 Workshops (OTM 2009)

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One of the major indicators of the success (failure) of software evolution is the extent to which the software system can endure changes in requirements, while leaving the architecture of the software system intact. The presence of this “intuitive” phenomenon is referred to as architectural stability. The concept is still far from being understood and many architectural stability related questions are remained unanswered. Reflecting on our extensive research into the problem, we explore perspectives in handling the problem. We review existing research effort and discuss their limitations. We outline research challenges and opportunities.

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  1. School of Computer Science, The University of Birmingham Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK

    Rami Bahsoon

  2. London Software Systems, Dept. of Computer Science, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London, UK

    Wolfgang Emmerich

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  1. STARLab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Bldg G/10, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Robert Meersman

  2. Facultad de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Campus de Montegancedo S/N, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain

    Pilar Herrero

  3. DEBII - CBS, De Laeter Way, Curtin University of Technology, 6102, Bentley, WA, Australia

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Bahsoon, R., Emmerich, W. (2009). Architectural Stability. In: Meersman, R., Herrero, P., Dillon, T. (eds) On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: OTM 2009 Workshops. OTM 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5872. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05290-3_43

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