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Towards a (semi)-automatic reference process to support the reverse engineering and reconstruction of software architectures

Abstract:

The purpose of this work is to define a reference process to support the software architecture reconstruction in a systematic and automatic way. This process aims to be applied to the construction and maintenance phases within Agile methodologies and Continuous Integration processes, where the quick and continuous test and changes at design or coding level can generate an increase or reduction of technical debt and green software levels. This process is based on phases, activities, techniques, and strategies proposed by related works about reverse engineering and software architecture reconstruction. Specifically, it integrates all of them to create a complete process; which may be a reference process by providing green and technical debt-oriented recommendations during the decision-making of software architecture at design level or coding level. This recommendation phase will be based on algorithms and techniques of Machine Learning, that will allow to apply the process in an Agile way and taking into account previous knowledge.