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Object Technology, Architecture, and Domain Analysis - Experiences in Making the Connection

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This workshop will explore the results seen by developers in applying object technology to support systematic reuse, especially in the areas of architecture and domain analysis. Current object technology encompasses a diversity of approaches including use cases, aspect-oriented programming, and the Unified Modeling Language. We want to understand how these object technologies are affecting other aspects of software development that contribute to systematic reuse.

Several recent contributions to the literature have described experiences in applying object technology to support systematic reuse. Most prominent of these is the Jacobson-Griss-Jonsson book: "Software Reuse." The International Conference on Software Reuse will also feature several papers on the topic, with several specifically addressing domain analysis or architecture. Papers at previous OOPSLA conferences have also addressed the topic. This workshop will explore the impact of making the connections of object technology to systematic reuse in the following areas:

• What have been the experiences of developers as they develop architectures or domain models in an object-oriented approach?
• How has the need to address product line concerns influenced their approach?
• What are the emerging areas of object technology (Unified Modeling Language, aspect-oriented programming (Kiczales), composite design patterns (Riehle), reuse-driven software engineering (Jacobson-Griss-Jonsson), viewpoint analysis for requirements reuse (Mannion et al) that contribute to our understanding?

Organizers:

Sholom Cohen, Software Engineering Institute
Email: sgc@sei.cmu.edu  

Jorge L. Dmaz-Herrera, Southern Polytechnic State University
William Tepfenhart, AT&T Laboratories