Reducing the arithmetic precision of a computation has real performance implications, including increased speed, decreased power consumption, and a smaller memory footprint. For s...
Michael D. Linderman, Matthew Ho, David L. Dill, T...
Crosscutting concerns are software system features whose implementation is spread across many modules as tangled and scattered code. Identifying such code helps developers to chan...
Gerardo Canfora, Luigi Cerulo, Massimiliano Di Pen...
Abstract. Recently, flash memory is widely used in embedded applications since it has strong points: non-volatility, fast access speed, shock resistance, and low power consumption....
Tae-Sun Chung, Stein Park, Myung-Jin Jung, Bumsoo ...
Modern software is often constructed using "spiral specification"; i.e. the specification is a dynamic document that is altered by experience with the current version of...
Measuring structural design properties of a software system, such as coupling, cohesion, or complexity, is a promising approach towards early quality assessments. To use such meas...