The naming of systems and software evolvability

Software systems are unlike most entities whose existence, persistence, development, and integrity as single individuals are presupposed by ordinary acts of naming. This paper broaches the issue of how naming practices in software evolution may significantly impact software maintenance and evolvabil...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inIEEE International Workshop on Software Evolvability (Software-Evolvability'05) pp. 23 - 28
Main Authors Loomes, M.J., Nehaniv, C.L., Wernick, P.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2005
Subjects
Computer science
Educational institutions
Engines
Humans
Petroleum
Psychology
Software engineering
Software maintenance
Software systems
Timing
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Software systems are unlike most entities whose existence, persistence, development, and integrity as single individuals are presupposed by ordinary acts of naming. This paper broaches the issue of how naming practices in software evolution may significantly impact software maintenance and evolvability. We explore how naming in the realm of software is unlike naming of other types of phenomena to which we apply usual human naming practices. Such naming practices have been naively generalized to the realm of software. In the software realm, naming practices have been co-opted for political roles in reification as well as in the mobilization of commitment and resources.
ISBN:9780769524603
0769524605
DOI:10.1109/IWSE.2005.13