M.: Evolution support by homogeneously documenting patterns, aspects and traces

The evolution of complex software systems is promoted by software engineering principles and techniques like separation of concerns, encapsulation, stepwise refinement, and reusability of design solutions. Design patterns capture the expertise for reusable design solutions. Aspect-oriented programming is a methodology that enables the modularization of cross-cutting concerns. Traceability links designate dependencies between requirements, design, and source code. In order to support maintenance, documentation has to enable understandability by describing these issues. Descriptions have to facilitate tool support for automating documentation activities. In this paper, we use the notion of patterns, aspects and traces for a homogeneous documentation approach. We integrate various types of documentation, keep track of traces from requirements to the source code, keep design information in the source code, and generate additional design views on software systems. We have implemented these ideas as an extension to javadoc, the documentation approach used by Java. This extension can be used to automatically generate views on the design and on aspects as well as on traceability links as part of the standard javadoc system documentation

A tool to support documentation and traceability of information elements in a software testing process

Orientadores: Mario Jino, Adalberto Nobiato CrespoDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de ComputaçãoResumo: Software possui um papel fundamental em inúmeras aplicações e a qualidade de produtos de software é crucial na competitividade das empresas produtoras de software, que dedicam esforço crescente na busca por boa qualidade nos seus produtos. Neste contexto, o teste é reconhecido como um processo fundamental para alcançar este objetivo; entretanto, testar software sistematicamente não é uma tarefa trivial. Para que o teste tenha efetividade e eficácia, além dos aspectos relacionados à avaliação do software, ele deve fazer uso de documentação de boa qualidade: toda a informação registrada deve estar atualizada e consistente; além disso, informação associada deve ser rastreável. É proposto um modelo de rastreabilidade para a informação contida na documentação do processo de teste; o modelo de dados desenvolvido dá suporte tanto à documentação baseada na norma IEEE Std 829-1998, como à rastreabilidade de toda informação associada; um protótipo de ferramenta foi desenvolvido para implementar o modelo de dados e o modelo de rastreabilidade.Abstract: Software plays a key role in many applications and quality of software products is crucial in the competitivity of software development companies, which are increasingly putting effort in the quest for good quality in their products. In this context, testing is recognized as a key process to achieve this goal; however, systematic software testing is not an easy activity. For testing to have effectiveness and efficacy, in addition to product evaluation aspects, it must make use of good quality documentation: all the recorded information must be up to date and consistent; also, associated information must be traceable. A traceability model is proposed for the information contained in the documentation of the testing process; the data model developed gives support to documentation based on the standard IEEE Std 829-1998, as well as to traceability of all associated information; a prototype tool was developed to implement the data model and the traceability model.MestradoEngenharia de ComputaçãoMestre em Engenharia Elétric

An approach to modelling and describing software evolution processes

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