Authors:
Carmen Moraga
;
Mª Ángeles Moraga
;
Marcela Genero
and
Mario Piattini
Affiliation:
University of Castilla-la Mancha, Spain
Keyword(s):
Software product line, Quality, Systematic literature review.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Embedded Communications Systems
;
Software Architectures
;
Telecommunications
Abstract:
This paper provides a summary of a systematic literature review (SLR) which was performed to find out which quality characteristics have been seen as relevant in the literature, in the context of Software Product Lines (SPLs). This SLR, which encompasses works published between 01/01/1995 and 30/05/2008, identified 319 papers in 5 digital libraries, as well as 8 papers which were added by experts as grey literature. After analyzing the papers found, 43 were selected as primary studies. After an analysis of the 43 primary studies, we found that maintainability and reusability are the most relevant quality characteristics in this context. There is increasing interest in the evaluation and improvement of quality in the development of software which follows the SPL approach. In spite of this, no quality model specific to SPLs has yet been found which would meet with a consensus of general approval. For that reason, a standard quality model for SPLs is needed. Techniques for assessing and
improving such characteristics must also be provided.
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