Integrating diverse paradigms in evolution and maintenance by an XML‐based unified model
Chih‐Wei Lu, William Cheng‐Chung Chu, Chih‐Hung Chang, Don‐Lin Yang, Wen‐Da Lian · Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution Research and Practice · 2003
Abstract Many disparate software analysis/design methods and tools (called paradigms in this paper) individually offer faster and more efficient software design/evolution, yet they are generally partially incompatible. Therefore, when they are used together, they suffer from a lack of communication and integration. Unanticipated and inadvertent inconsistencies arising from the implicit incompatibilities result in significantly increased costs and errors during software maintenance. To improve both software evolution and maintenance, we propose an XML‐based model that effectively unifies and integrates current software paradigms while helping reduce ripple effects and related software maintenance difficulties. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.