Balancing in reverse engineering and in object-oriented systems engineering to improve reusability and maintainability
نویسندگان
چکیده
Whenever a reverse engineering method is applied to an old software system, the results are mainly limited to its degree of automation. Additional domain knowledge via a human expert helps to overcome this limitation. Modernizing old procedural software for object-oriented reuse requires domain knowledge as well as a balancing of the recovered information. We have developed a reverse engineering method for a gradual transition of procedural programs to an object-oriented architecture based on those aspects. This paper describes the balancing of the various generated models in our reverse engineering method and discusses this balancing in comparison to the balancing process in conventional object-oriented systems development. We also point out the links between these two engineering approaches. Furthermore the advantages of our reverse engineering process for reusability as well as maintainability of old procedural software based on object-oriented concepts are indicated.
منابع مشابه
Modelsaz: An Object-Oriented Computer-Aided Modeling Environment
Modeling and simulation of processing plants are widely used in industry. Construction of a mathematical model for a plant is a time-consuming and error-prone task. In light of extensive advancements in computer science (both hardware and software), computers are becoming a necessary instrument in industrial activities. Many software tools for modeling, simulation and optimization of proces...
متن کاملCreating Reusable Software Component from Object-Oriented Legacy System through Reverse Engineering
Due to the constant change in technology, lack of standardization, difficulties of changes and absence of distributed architecture, the business value of legacy systems have become weaker. We cannot undermine the importance of legacy systems because some of their functions are too valuable to be discarded and too expensive to reproduce. The software industry and researchers have recently paid m...
متن کاملA Novel Approach to Enhance the Maintainability of Object Oriented Software Engineering during Component Based Software Engineering
Object oriented software engineering is a software design technique that is used in software design in object oriented programming. The object oriented design is used for developing the new modules in the software systems. It is used for applying the identified requirements. In the MOOD metrics the new project is developed by using various components and these factors helps in the maintainabili...
متن کاملMeasurement of Software Maintainability and Reusability in the Object Oriented Paradigm
The Metrics Group of Virginia Tech has been studying the object oriented paradigm and how it relates to software maintainability and software reusability in an attempt to make programmers more productive. Software reuse is the key to increasing productivity within the software development process. By reusing existing software, time and effort are saved in the testing and maintenance phases of a...
متن کاملEvaluation of object-oriented design patterns in game development
The use of object-oriented design patterns in game development is being evaluated in this paper. Games’ quick evolution, demands great flexibility, code reusability and low maintenance costs. Games usually differentiate between versions, in respect of changes of the same type (additional animation, terrains etc). Consequently, the application of design patterns in them can be beneficial regardi...
متن کامل