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Quentin Boucher, Andreas Claßen, Patrick Heymans, Arnaud Bourdoux, Laurent Demonceau · 2010
To realise variability at the code level, product line methods classically advocate usage of inheritance, components, frameworks, aspects or generative techniques. However, these might require unaffordable paradigm shifts for the developers if the software was not thought at the outset as a product line. Furthermore, these techniques can be conflicting with a company's coding practices or external regulations.