Specification, validation, and synthesis are important aspects of embedded systems design. The use of dataflow-based design environments for these purposes is becoming increasingl...
Object-oriented analysis and design have been more concerned with system functionality, neglecting non-functional aspects; the result is code which is tangled and difficult to main...
Abstract—Open source software teams routinely develop complex software products in frequent-release settings with rather lightweight processes and project documentation. In this ...
Performance prediction and measurement approaches for component-based software systems help software architects to evaluate their systems based on component performance specificat...
Performance characteristics, such as response time, throughput and scalability, are key quality attributes of distributed applications. Current practice, however, rarely applies s...