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Quality aware software product line engineering

Abstract

Meeting and managing quality requirements such as performance, security… in a reuse context (software product line…) has a problematic that it is not found in single-systems. In this paper, an overview of aspects to consider is presented, including a review of existing approaches, as well as some conclusions, requirements and guidelines to address quality aspects in software product lines.

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Etxeberria, L., Sagardui, G. & Belategi, L. Quality aware software product line engineering. J Braz Comp Soc 14, 57–69 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03192552

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