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AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF FEATURE MODELS: CHALLENGES AHEAD.

The article discusses computer software development, particularly the addition of features to an existing product. Research shows that feature models can be reduced to propositional formulas to make an analysis of their efficacy easier. When analyzing the benefits and drawbacks of feature addition,...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 49; no. 12; pp. 45 - 48
Main Authors: Batory, Don, Benavides, David, Ruiz-Cortés, Antonio
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Dec2006
Subjects:
Computer software development
Computer programming management
Artificial intelligence
Systems design
Computer industry
Computer systems
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses computer software development, particularly the addition of features to an existing product. Research shows that feature models can be reduced to propositional formulas to make an analysis of their efficacy easier. When analyzing the benefits and drawbacks of feature addition, programmers should examine their impact on model consistency and performance scalability. The use of model-driven development and artificial intelligence configurators by programmers is detailed.