Comprehension and Evolution of Legacy Software
Václav Rajlich
Abstract
Václav Rajlich
Abstract
This tutorial presents an overview of legacy systems comprehension and evolution. Software comprehension typically consumes more than one-half of the programming effort with the legacy systems. Software evolution is a change in requirements and it is the most common type of change in legacy systems.
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This tutorial presents an overview of legacy systems comprehension and evolution. Software comprehension typically consumes more than one-half of the programming effort with the legacy systems. Software evolution is a change in requirements and it is the most common type of change in legacy systems.
Key concepts: Legacy system, Software evolution, Program comprehension, Computer science, Comprehension, Software maintenance, Software engineering, Software system