Abstract
Architectural connectivity metrics are a means of supporting incremental re-architecting of large legacy systems. These metrics provide support by giving an indication of the degree of connectivity between or within architectural entities in the system. Ideally, a connectivity metric should provide useful information in as many situations as possible. However, the existing metrics of cohesion and coupling provide support only in a limited number of situations. In this paper, we present a new architectural connectivity metric, referred to as directed connectivity, together with an appropriate visualization. Directed connectivity is a measure of the relative number of connections from one architectural entity to another. The metric is applicable in a large number of situations, including ones where cohesion and coupling fall short. The metric is visualized by means of a tabular representation with browsing facilities. A description is given of initial experiences with directed connectivity and its visualization on a large industrial system.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings - 9th International Workshop on Program Comprehension, IWPC 2001 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Pages | 269-280 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 0769511317 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 9th International Workshop on Program Comprehension, IWPC 2001 - Toronto, Canada Duration: 12 May 2001 → 13 May 2001 |
Conference
| Conference | 9th International Workshop on Program Comprehension, IWPC 2001 |
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| Country/Territory | Canada |
| City | Toronto |
| Period | 12/05/01 → 13/05/01 |
Keywords
- Automatic control
- Buildings
- Business communication
- Companies
- Computer architecture
- Laboratories
- Software architecture
- Software maintenance
- Software systems
- Visualization