For a programmer reliable documentation is always a must. Redocumentation of existing systems abstract the importance of software docimientatioh in maintenance work is widely acknowledged. It contains more than 120 exercises of diverse complexity. Process documentation is produced so that the development of the system can be managed and is an essential component of plandriven approaches to software engineering. Ieee transactions on software engineering, 16 3 1990, pp. Software redocumentation, reverse engineering, software maintenance. Rigian environment for software reverse engineering, exploration, visualization, and redocumentation. The new information is used by the engineers to help make informed.
Introduction to software engineeringimplementationdocumentation. Rigi is an interactive graph editor tool for software reverse engineering using the white box method, i. Fau college of engineering and computer science faculty. Engineering a software reverse engineering concept software software concept 5. Redocumentation proceedings of the july 912, 1984, national. Today, she runs a technical communication business in hamburg, germany.
Maintenance then becomes a difficult process where software engineers must study and understand the system over and over again. We will also present a tool we are developing to automate this. Much of this interest has arisen due to the requirement to understand existing software for the purposes of maintenance and development. Forward engineering software evolution redocumentation restructuring remodularization zinabie tadesse g. This is a textbook for a course in objectoriented software engineering at advanced undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as for software engineers. Research in the context of datadriven science requires a backbone of wellwritten software, but scientific researchers are typically not trained at length in software engineering, the principles for creating better software products. A proposed framework for software redocumentation using. This paper describes an evaluation on software documentation generated using redocumentation approaches and tools. Ten recommendations for software engineering in research. Styles this document was written in microsoft word, and makes heavy use of styles. That means that a lot of my choices for writing tools are simple markdown editors that make the writing experience enjoyable. Often tasks within rse for example redocumentation can be performed effectively using conventional techniques. Documentation is an important part of software engineering.
Software engineering plans the software and design. My research area is software engineering in general. It has only been within the last ten years that reverse engineering, or program. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
All software development products, whether created by a small team or a large corporation, require some related documentation. Reverse engineering redocumentation design recovery. This process encompasses a combination of subprocesses such as reverse engineering, restructuring, redocumentation, forward engineering, and retargeting. Introduction software redocumentation is one of the approaches used as an aid for program understanding to support the maintenance and evolution. Technical documentation in software engineering is the umbrella term that encompasses all written documents and materials dealing with software product development. Forward engineering software evolution redocumentation restructuring remodularization khan agha s.
This design description is used as a medium for communicating software design information and can be considered as a. This design description is used as a medium for communicating software design information and can be considered as a blueprint or model of the system. One of ulrikes areas of expertise is documentation for software engineers, such as programmers guides, cookbooks, and source code documentation. Rigian environment for software reverse engineering, exploration, visualization, and redocumentation author links open overlay panel holger m. While ive seen some places use software development and software engineering interchangeably, my opinion is that they are not the same thing. Re engineering the reengineering of software was described by chikofsky and cross in their 1990 paper, as the examination and alteration of a system to reconstitute it in a new form. Reuseoriented software engineering flashcards quizlet.
Less formally, reengineering is the modification of a software system that takes place after it has been. Software documentation is often written in markdown to allow for hyperlinks and formatting while keeping it plain text so it can live alongside the code files in version control. This is the foundation for what shall be or has been implemented. Nelson april 19, 1996 odu cs 551 software engineering survey abstract reverse engineering has been a standard practice in the hardware community for some time. The book discusses fundamental concepts and terminology on objectoriented software development, assuming little background on software engineering, and emphasizes design and maintenance rather than programming. Software engineering is a new educational resource for software engineering professionals who want to improve their english communication in a work environment. Recovering traceability links between code and documentation. Software documentation types and best practices prototypr. Redocumentation this is a subarea of reverse engineering where the intent is to recover lost or nonexistent documentation about the system. Redocumentation is a creation or revision of a semantically. This chapter provides an overall context for reverse engineering in terms of the traditional software life cycle and then defines and relates six terms. Show full abstract article we will present a software re documentation process, its main features, and constituting activities.
Data re engineering is different from software re engineering. It was assembled from a combination of documents 1, 2, and 3. Data reengineering is an expensive and time consuming process. Nothing in this process involves changing the system in any way. Rigian environment for software reverse engineering. Reverse software engineering applications of artificial. The key to applying computeraided software engineering to the maintenance and enhancement of existing systems lies in applying reverseengineering approaches. Redocumentation is the creation or revision of a semantically equivalent representation within the same relative abstraction level. Having the opportunity compare capabilities for hundreds of file formats and to automate workflow processes are two of the strongest reasons why engineering companies choose to resort to this useful solution.
The tools also grant structural redocumentation of. Department of computer and electrical engineering and computer science. Open source software engineering introduction software engineering processes, with all their steps are vital for achieving good quality however, in small, medium and. Dean for faculty affairs, equity and inclusion and professor. Dec 03, 2017 reverse engineering introduction, uses, tasks, levels, redocumentation and design recovery. Reverse engineering introduction, uses, tasks, levels, re. It is generally accepted in software engineering that most of legacy software su. Software reverse engineering it is the process of analyzing a software system to extract design and implementation information and create representations of the system in another form or at a higher level of abstraction. Software measures are fundamental requirement of software engineering. Reverse engineering introduction, uses, tasks, levels, redocumentation and design recovery. The box the rigi reverseengineering tool contains a detailed.
Software reengineering is a costeffective option for software system evolution. However, there is little work on how this can be done and what tools we need to actually redocument. A reverse engineering process to support software design. Software engineering is concerned with the disciplined application of engineering principles to the design, development, and deployment of software systems. Documentation in software engineering is the umbrella term that encompasses all written documents and materials dealing with a software products development and use. Oct 15, 2012 software re engineering is a costeffective option for software system evolution. A software redocumentation process using ontology based. Many consider redocumentation to be an unintrusive, weak form of restructuring. The coding standards and naming conventions written in a commonly spoken language in code documentation provide enhanced clarity for the designer.
The objective is not to create new terms but to rationalize the terms already in use. Durham etheses documentation for software maintenance. Capability maturity model cmm defined by the software engineering institute sei at carnegie mellon university. How to become an engineering documentation specialist. A framework for software redocumentation using reverse. Nov 29, 2016 software reverse engineering it is the process of analyzing a software system to extract design and implementation information and create representations of the system in another form or at a higher level of abstraction.
The styles dialog is initially located on the menu bar under the home tab in ms word. Reverse engineering, also called back engineering, is the process by which a manmade object is deconstructed to reveal its designs, architecture, or to extract knowledge from the object. According to tom demarco, a software engineer, you cannot control what you cannot measure. Ieee transactions on software engineering, se2 1976, pp. A redocumentation process should be based on a bottomup approach, taking advantage of the existing code. Pdf software redocumentation process and tool semantic. Code documentation is a manualcumguide that helps in understanding and correctly utilizing the software code. It is a broad area of inquiry that includes issues related to people, process, and technology. The resulting forms of representation are usually considered alternative views for example, dataflow, data structure, and control flow intended for human audience. International conference on computer engineering and technology, 3rd iccet 2011. The importance of documentation in software development. Simplifying engineering document management tremendously, this software tool delivers powerful support that helps organizations deal with workflow in a more rapid and efficient manner.
Bschndond software engineering project topics and materials. Rigian environment for software reverse engineering, exploration. A survey of reverse engineering and program comprehension michael l. Coding documentation in software engineering by dinesh thakur category. A survey of reverse engineering and program comprehension. These views are used to transfer information about the abstractions to software engineers. Show full abstract article we will present a software redocumentation process, its main features, and constituting activities. Research the education and training requirements and learn about the experience you need to advance your career in engineering. However, there is little work on how this can be done and. Software engineering project topics and materials in. Reverse engineering reverse engineering is the process followed in order to find difficult, unknown and hidden information about a software system. Software documentation is written text or illustration that accompanies computer software or is embedded in the source code.
Examples include requirement specifications, design documents, manual pages, system developmen. An important goal of agile approaches is to minimize the. Reverse engineering redocumentation design recovery forward. A proposed framework for software redocumentation using ontology based approach and integration with standard software documentation. Data reengineering is different from software reengineering. Introduction to software engineeringimplementation. The importance of reverse software engineering rse has increased over recent years 1. Requirements statements that identify attributes, capabilities, characteristics, or qualities of a system. Software re engineering consists of a combination of many subprocesses. Software redocumentation is a part of software reengineering that is the recovery and recording of software comprehension.
However, there is considerable confusion over the terminology used in both technical and marketplace discussions. We believe that ir techniques can provide a way to semiautomatically recovering traceability links between the documentation of a system and its source code. Describes the level of capability and maturity a software team could aim for and could be assessed against. Successful documentation will make information easily accessible, provide a limited number of user entry points, help new users learn quickly, simplify the product and help cut support costs. Software engineering project university of illinois at. They not only help to control the software development process but also aid to keep quality of ultimate product excellent. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id.
This document is intended as a sample template that can be copied and edited to suit a particular software engineering project. Software engineering code documentation is a manualcumguide that helps in understanding and correctly utilizing the software code. Why is software engineering important for the development. The documentation either explains how the software operates or how to use it, and may mean different things to people in different roles. Software reengineering consists of a combination of many subprocesses. Reverse engineering program understanding reverse engineering collect data browsing 2. The presence of documentation helps keep track of all aspects of an application and it improves on the quality of a software product. Software engineering project topics and materials in nigeria. Ieee defines software design documentation as a description of software created to facilitate analysis, planning, implementation, and decisionmaking. It is become important since several software products lack of documentation and are highly unstructured. Software redocumentation is one of the approaches used as.
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