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An Experiment in Distributed Software Architecture Recovery

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Development and Evolution of Software Architectures for Product Families (ARES 1998)

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We describe an architecture recovery experiment performed on a distributed software system. Our main aim was to identify those situations in which existing reverse engineering techniques could be satisfactorily applied and those situations where such techniques would produce only limited or inaccurate results. Based on this experience, we propose ways in which these techniques can be improved.

Supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development of Brazil (CNPq) under grant No 200603/94-9.

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  1. Dep. of Computing, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, 180 Queen’s Gate, London, SW7 2BZ, UK

    Nabor C. Mendonça & Jeff Kramer

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  1. Philips Research Laboratories, Prof. Holstlaan 4, 5656 AA, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Frank van der Linden

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Mendonça, N.C., Kramer, J. (1998). An Experiment in Distributed Software Architecture Recovery. In: van der Linden, F. (eds) Development and Evolution of Software Architectures for Product Families. ARES 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1429. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-68383-6_16

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