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Variability and Aspect Orientation

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Variability is an inherent property of software product lines. In software product line engineering, variability must be systematically described and managed throughout all development activities. Variability in a software product line is often analyzed and modeled in terms of features. Optional or alternative features in a feature diagram [1, 2] represent units of variations in requirements. However, realizing a feature may affect several parts of core assets (e.g., architectures or implementation components) instead of being localized.

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Lee, K. (2013). Variability and Aspect Orientation. In: Capilla, R., Bosch, J., Kang, KC. (eds) Systems and Software Variability Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36583-6_21

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