Software Architecture Documentation: The Road Ahead
Antony Tang, Peng Liang, Hans J. van der Vliet · 2011
The basic format in which software requirements and architecture designs are documented is essentially file-based, and it has persisted for decades. Current indexing methods used in file-based documentation are not conducive to retrieving software knowledge. We propose to index software documents with a suitable lightweight ontology to improve the retrieval and traceability of software knowledge. Initial results from a prototype implementation have shown promising prospects.