Comparison of Design Models: A Systematic Mapping Study
Lucian José Gonçales, Kleinner Farias, Murilo Scholl, Maurício Roberto Veronez, Toacy Oliveira · International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering · 2015
Context: Model comparison plays a central role in many software engineering activities. However, a comprehensive understanding about the state-of-the-art is still required. Goal: This paper aims at classifying and performing a thematic analysis of the current literature. Method: For this, we have followed well-established empirical guidelines to define and perform a systematic mapping study. Results: Some studies (14 out of 40) provide generic model comparison techniques, rather than specific ones for UML diagrams. Conclusion: Fine-grained techniques are still required to support ever-present and complex model comparison tasks during the evolution of design models.