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A Component-based Approach to Modelling Software Product Families with Explicit Variation Points

Di Cola, Simone

[Thesis]. Manchester, UK: The University of Manchester; 2017.

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Abstract

In software product line engineering, the construction of an architecture for a product family is still an outstanding engineering challenge.In current practice, a framework is used for configuring individual products by combining solution space artefacts into products with specified features according to a feature model. No architectures are created. In contrast, an architecture for a product family would define the architectures for all the products in the family, allowing engineers to reason at a higher level of abstraction. In this thesis, we present a component model that can be used to define architectures for product families, by incorporating explicit variation points.

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Type of resource:
Content type:
Administered thesis
Form of thesis:
Traditional
Type of submission:
Doctoral level ETD - final
Thesis title:
A Component-based Approach to Modelling Software Product Families with Explicit Variation Points
Degree type:
Doctor of Philosophy
Degree programme:
PhD Computer Science (CDT)
Publication date:
2017-01-20T11:36:45
Institution:
The University of Manchester
Location:
Manchester, UK
Total pages:
253
Abstract:
In software product line engineering, the construction of an architecture for a product family is still an outstanding engineering challenge.In current practice, a framework is used for configuring individual products by combining solution space artefacts into products with specified features according to a feature model. No architectures are created. In contrast, an architecture for a product family would define the architectures for all the products in the family, allowing engineers to reason at a higher level of abstraction. In this thesis, we present a component model that can be used to define architectures for product families, by incorporating explicit variation points.
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Language:
en

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Manchester eScholar ID:
uk-ac-man-scw:307025
Created by:
Di Cola, Simone
Created:
20th January, 2017, 11:36:45
Last modified by:
Di Cola, Simone
Last modified:
3rd November, 2017, 11:17:35

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