• DocumentCode
    838851
  • Title

    Nine Things You Can Do with Old Software

  • Author

    Booch, Grady

  • Author_Institution
    IBM
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    93
  • Lastpage
    94
  • Abstract
    Every new line of code quickly becomes legacy. When that legacy mounts, it forms a significantly massive pile of software, which cannot be ignored. This article discusses what we can do intentionally with such piles, from abandonment to evolution and many things in between.
  • Keywords
    Aging; Assembly; Casting; Costs; Power generation economics; Programming; Software maintenance; Software measurement; Software systems; Technological innovation; software architecture; software architecture economics; software development life cycle;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MS.2008.139
  • Filename
    4602682
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=838851