Using UML-FW, Refactoring, and Unification Rules to Assist Framework Maintenance and Evolution
Report ID: TR-614-99Author: de Lucena, Carlos José P. / Fontoura, Marcus F.
Date: 1999-12-00
Pages: 10
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Abstract:
Although object-oriented software development has experienced the benefits of using frameworks, a thorough understanding of how to identify, design, implement, and change them to meet evolving requirement needs is still object of research. Therefore, framework development is very expensive not only because of the intrinsic difficulty related to capturing the domain theory but also because of the lack of appropriate methods and techniques to support framework design and evolution. This paper proposes the use of the UML-FW profile, together with refactoring and unification rules to assist framework maintenance and evolution.