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: 1077b1,97b2e769f865bad2,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1077b1,public X-Google-Thread: fac41,97b2e769f865bad2,start X-Google-Attributes: gidfac41,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,97b2e769f865bad2,start X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,97b2e769f865bad2,start X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,97b2e769f865bad2,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: f43e6,97b2e769f865bad2,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf43e6,public X-Google-Thread: ff6c8,97b2e769f865bad2,start X-Google-Attributes: gidff6c8,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,97b2e769f865bad2,start X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Eduardo Casais Subject: CFP: TAPOS special issue -- call for papers Date: 1996/09/12 Message-ID: <32389B97.55B1@research.nokia.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 180153662 content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: Nokia Research Center mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.object,comp.software-eng,comp.sw.components,comp.databases.object,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.eiffel,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.clos,comp.lang.objective-c,comp.object.corba x-mailer: Mozilla 2.01 (Win16; I) Date: 1996-09-12T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Call For Papers Theory and Practice of Object Systems (TAPOS) special issue on Object-Oriented Software Evolution and Reengineering Guest Editors: Eduardo Casais & Antero Taivalsaari Nokia Research Center Nowadays, software development is being increasingly viewed as the process of creating families of systems that fulfill the needs of widely different markets and can accommodate numerous function enhancements over time. Object-oriented programming has often been promoted as the most effective approach to build inherently flexible software. However, the indiscriminate use of object-oriented mechanisms and weaknesses in design methods result in software exhibiting poor flexibility and adaptability. Early adopters of object-orientation are already facing the problem of managing the evolution of large, long-lived systems with little methodological or tool support. Given the pace at which all economic sectors are taking up object-orientation, re-engineering object-oriented systems is becoming a strategical consideration for companies that rely extensively on this technology. The goal of the special issue is to raise the awareness of the darker side of object-oriented technology, and to bring forth solutions and ideas for the management and evolution of mature, large-scale object-oriented systems. Issues to be covered in the special issue include: 1. experience with object-oriented legacy systems: o reusability, integration and documentation; o re-engineering of first-generation object-oriented systems into reusable frameworks; 2. methodological issues and solutions: o documentation of evolving object-oriented systems; o analysis of object-oriented systems with respect to flexibility; o development of families of systems and reusable framework architectures. 3. tools: o class library reorganization algorithms and tools; o re(verse) engineering and refactoring environments. Papers covering the aforementioned issues should be sent to the special issue editors at the address below by January 15, 1997. The contributions have to comply with the TAPOS submission guidelines described in the TAPOS call for papers. For more information on TAPOS, see http://www.wiley.com/Compbooks/object/index.html. Experience reports about the evolution of large object-oriented systems in production environments, as well as practical approaches and case studies on re-engineering such object-oriented systems are particularly welcome. In general, original material and novel contributions will be given the preference. Send your submissions and other correspondence to: Eduardo Casais / Antero Taivalsaari Nokia Research Center P.O. Box 45 00211 Helsinki FINLAND E-mail: casais@research.nokia.com Telephone: +358 9 4376 6917 Telefax: +358 9 4376 6308 This call for papers is also available on the world-wide-web site http://www.nokia.com/oopsla96ws18/taposCFP.html