Unraveling Software Maintenance and Evolution: Thinking Outside the Box

Emphasizes the creative aspects of software maintenance, rather than the rigid and shortsighted application of "technical rationality." Allows the reader to develop a perception, as if she/he would have taken an active role in the maintenance process. Packed with examples for every elaborated concept to increase its usability for both professionals and students and to showcase processes as they appear in the industry. Presents the common approaches of using software product lines, frameworks, and code templates from a new perspective.