Performance model building is essential to predict the ability of an application to satisfy given levels of performance or to support the search for viable alternatives. Using aut...
In recent years, the development of software in open source communities has attracted immense attention from research and practice. The idea of commercial quality, free software, ...
Surprising as it may seem, many of the early adopters of the object-oriented paradigm already face a number of problems typically encountered in large-scale legacy systems. Softwa...
— We contrast the current paradigm of information education for the general public with that of mathematics and of foreign languages. This contrast exposes the questionable menta...
The open model for solutions development is quickly extending from software to other technology areas, such as hardware and services. Specifically, just as open source has spawned...