Updating and maintaining legacy systems creates significant challenges for software developers. Modifying legacy applications can be a time-consuming process which is fraught with architectural and code minefields. In many ...
This paper presents a pilot study to test plans for an empirical study,
which will compare the comprehensibility of two specifications: a formal specification
and an informal specification. The two documents used in the ...
This paper examines the possible influence of podcasting on the traditional lecture in higher education. The paper firstly explores some of the benefits and limitations of the lecture as one of the dominant forms of teaching ...
Software has become the driving force behind innovation
in the automotive industry. According to a recent Frost &
Sullivan market research report, “Strategic Analysis of
the European Market for Software in Passenger ...
Rich and multifaceted domain specific specification languages like the Autonomic System Specification Language (ASSL) help to design reliable systems with self-healing capabilities. The GEAR game-based Model Checker has ...
In this paper we describe MANTRA, a model-driven
approach for the development of multiple consistent
user interfaces for one application. The common requirements
of all these user interfaces are captured in
an abstract ...
Dealing with traceability management issues during model based product derivation in large complex industrial SPL is error prone due to the lack of tool support. As a result traceability management between connected models ...
Turner, Thomas; D'Art, Daryl; O'Sullivan, Michelle(Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.,, 2008)
Purpose – The paper’s purpose is to examine the propensity of recent immigrants to join Irish trade
unions compared to Irish workers.
Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is based on the 2005 Quarterly National ...
The notion of agreement is widely regarded as an essential aspect of the
software requirements process, and sometimes as a vital ingredient of a software
requirements specification. However, while some form of agreement ...