Software Evolution and Natural Processes: A Taxonomy of Approaches

Abstract

Nowadays, we notice a proliferation of bio-inspired approaches that use various biological metaphors to deal with software complexity and maintenance. This proliferation is emphasized by the amount of improvement that has occurred in hardware technology as well as development tools and methods. Unfortunately, we notice a lack of a suitable framework that positions approaches, characterizes their concepts and favor their enhancement. In this article, we propose a set of criteria for characterizing bio-inspired software systems and show that software evolution can be dealt with using natural processes.

Contributors

Djamel MESLATI

Labiba SOUICI-MESLATI

Seifeddine MILI

Conference

Publication date: December 2009

Publication date (Print): December 2009

Pages: 48-57

Affiliations

LRI Laboratory, Badji Mokhtar University, BP 12, 23000, Annaba, Algeria

Article

DOI: 10.14236/ewic/ISIICT2009.5

Copyright statement: © Djamel MESLATI et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Third International Symposium on Innovation and Information and Communication Technology (ISIICT 2009), Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan

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Conference name: Third International Symposium on Innovation and Information and Communication Technology (ISIICT 2009)

Conference acronym: ISIICT

Conference number: 3

Conference location: Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan

Conference date: 15 - 17 December 2009

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Innovation and Information and Communication Technology (ISIICT 2009)

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing