Fusion: a system for business users to manage program variability

Author

Weber, Sam ; Chan, Hoi ; Degenaro, Lou ; Diament, Judah ; Fokoue-Nkoutche, Achille ; Rouvellou, Isabelle

Author_Institution

IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA

Volume

31

Issue

7

fYear

2005

fDate

7/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

570

Lastpage

587

Abstract

In order to make software components more flexible and reusable, it is desirable to provide business users with facilities to assemble and control them without their needing programming knowledge. This paper describes a fully functional prototype middleware system where variability is externalized so that core applications need not be altered for anticipated changes. In this system, application behavior modification is fast and easy, making this middleware suitable for frequently changing programs.

Keywords

Internet; business data processing; middleware; object-oriented programming; software architecture; software development management; software reusability; user interfaces; Web site development tool; Web site management tool; business logic; human factors; middleware system; program variability management; software architecture; software component flexibility; software component reusability; software design; user interface; Application software; Assembly; Business communication; Companies; Knowledge management; Law; Logic; Middleware; Programming profession; Software reusability; Index Terms- Web site management/development tools; domain-specific architectures; human factors in software design; middleware/business logic; specialized application languages; user interfaces.;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-5589

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TSE.2005.82

Filename

1492372