From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f5d71,78f5831fe7681d6,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf5d71,public X-Google-Thread: fac41,78f5831fe7681d6,start X-Google-Attributes: gidfac41,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,78f5831fe7681d6,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,78f5831fe7681d6,start X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 1111a3,78f5831fe7681d6,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1111a3,public X-Google-Thread: 1077b1,78f5831fe7681d6,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1077b1,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,78f5831fe7681d6,start X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,78f5831fe7681d6,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Eduardo Casais Subject: REMINDER: OOPSLA Workshop on OO software evolution and re-engineering Date: 1996/07/29 Message-ID: <31FD5836.13ED@research.nokia.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 170851408 content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: Nokia Research Center mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.object,comp.lang.java,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.objective-c,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.eiffel,comp.databases.object,comp.software-eng x-mailer: Mozilla 2.01 (Win16; I) Date: 1996-07-29T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: This announcement was previously posted in a format that might be inadequate for some news readers. So here it is again. With apologies for the bandwidth usage... Eduardo Casais ====================================================================== Call for Participation OOPSLA'96 WORKSHOP OBJECT-ORIENTED SOFTWARE EVOLUTION AND RE-ENGINEERING OVERVIEW Object-oriented programming has often been promoted as the most effective approach to build inherently flexible software. While the benefits of object-oriented technology are apparent and widely recognized, the utilization of object oriented technology does not necessarily result in general, adaptable families of systems. Rather, the indiscriminate use of object-oriented mechanisms and weaknesses in object-oriented analysis and design methods are leading to a new generation of systems with their own characteristic problems, leaving the industrial users with the challenging task of managing the evolution of large, long-lived libraries with little methodological or tool support Advanced users, who pioneered the introduction of object oriented techniques, are already facing these problems. Given the pace at which all industrial and commercial sectors are taking up object-orientation, this issue is becoming a central aspect of software development in the near future. In a sense, it can be said that legions of C++, Smalltalk and now Java programmers have been diligently at work to develop the legacy systems of tomorrow -- with a productivity far exceeding those of the C, Fortran or Cobol coders of the past. Therefore, the evolution and re-engineering of object-oriented software for increased flexibility are strategical considerations for companies that rely extensively on object-orientation. GOALS The goals of the workshop are to raise the awareness of the problem and to create a forum for generating and exchanging ideas for the management and evolution of large mature object-oriented systems. FOCUS Issues to be covered in the workshop include, but are not limited to: - problems with existing object-oriented systems: reusability, integration, documentation - re-engineering first-generation OO systems into reusable frameworks - documenting evolving software - analyzing systems with respect to flexibility - reorganization algorithms and tools - environments for evolution and collaborative (re)-design - version and configuration management - the role of maintenance in the object-oriented software development process - iterative design - the role of componentware and CORBA to re-engineer object-oriented software Experience reports about the evolution of large oo systems in production environments, as well as practical approaches and case studies on re-engineering such object-oriented systems are particularly welcome. After selected presentations by participants, groups will be organized to work on different aspects of the problem. The results will be discussed in plenum; a research agenda will be identified and future concerted actions will be planned. REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTENDANCE Selection of participants will be based on short position papers (4 pages, ASCII, Word attachment, or uuencoded PostScript) to be sent by August 5. Acceptance is notified by August 20. Organizers: Eduardo Casais (Nokia) Antero Taivalsaari (Nokia) Roland Trauter (Daimler-Benz) Submissions: Eduardo Casais Nokia Research Center P.O. Box 45 FIN-00211 Helsinki, Finland Telephone: +358 0 4376 6917 Fax: +358 0 4376 6308 Email: eduardo.casais@research.nokia.com