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Identifier

uch.csd.phd//1994katalagarianos

Title

Employing genericity and case-based reasoning to effectively reuse code

Alternative Title

Εφαρμογή της γενίκευσης και περιπτωσιολογικών συλλογισμών για την αποτελεσματική αναχρησιμοποίηση κώδικα

Author

Καταλαγαριανός, Παναγιώτης Κ

Thesis advisor

Βασιλείου, Ιωάννης

Abstract

EFFECTIVE REUSE OF CODE REQUIRES A RICH COLLECTION OF DESIGNED-FOR-REUSE SOFTWARE COMPONENTS AND KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO LOCATE THEM IN A REPOSITORY, ADAPT THEM IF NEEDED, AND EVEN CREATE NEW ONES BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OTHER COMPONENTS EXPLOITING SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS. THIS THESIS PRESENTS NOVEL METHOD WHICH USES GENERICITY (A TECHNIQUE THAT ALLOWS A MODULE TO BE DEFINED WITHPARAMETERIZED TYPES), AND EMPLOYS A SPECIAL FORM OF CASE-BASED REASONING (A METHOD OF SOLVING PROBLEMS BASED ON THE TRANSFER OF PAST EXPERIENCE TO NEW PROBLEM SITUATIONS). USING ESTABLISHED CORRESPONDENCES FROM PREVIOUS SITUATIONS, THE SYSTEM SEMI-AUTOMATICALLY FINDS A GOOD MATCH (E.G. A CLASS) IN THE REPOSITORY TO THE USER'S REQUIREMENTS, POSSIBLY ADAPTING IT TO SPECIFIC NEEDS. FINALLY, THE REPOSITORY IS ENRICHED WITH THE NEW COMPONENT(S) AND PROCESS KNOWLEDGE, FOLLOWED BY AN AUTOMATIC APPROPRIATE REORGANIZATION. THE METHOD PRESENTED INTHIS THESIS HAS BEEN EVALUATED THROUGH A PROTOTYPE IMPLEMENTATION, WHICH ADDRESSES THE REUSE OF C++ CODE. ADDITIONALLY, A USAGE EXPERIMENT PERFORMED IN ORDER TO GET AN INDICATION ON THE USAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROTOTYPE SYSTEM. THE RESULTS OF THIS EXPERIMENT ARE VERY ENCOURAGING, CONSIDERING THAT THE PARTICIPANTS HAD NO PREVIOUS SYSTEMATIC KNOWLEDGE OR USAGE EXPERIENCE OF THE SYSTEM.

Language

English

Subject

Case base reasoning

Genericity

Software reuse

Αναχρησιμοποίηση λογισμικού

Γενίκευση

Περιπτωσιολογικοί συλλογισμοί

Issue date

1994-06-01

Collection