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ECOOP 1992: ECOOP ’92 European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming pp 114–132Cite as

An incremental class reorganization approach

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Software components developed with an object-oriented language require frequent reorganizations before they become stable, reusable classes. We propose a new algorithm that analyses the redefinitions carried out on inherited properties when a class is added to a hierarchy, and restructures the hierarchy to discover missing abstractions and to enforce programming style guidelines. We illustrate our automatic restructuring approach with simple examples, describe formally the algorithm and the object model it is based on, and discuss its suitability for object-oriented software engineering. The results of applying the algorithm to the Eiffel library are examined.

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  1. Forschungszentrum Informatik, Haid-und-Neu-Stra\e 10-14, D-7500, Karlsruhe 1, Germany

    Eduardo Casais

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Casais, E. (1992). An incremental class reorganization approach. In: Madsen, O.L. (eds) ECOOP ’92 European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming. ECOOP 1992. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 615. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0053033

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