The mythical man-month (anniversary ed.)
The mythical man-month (anniversary ed.)
Techniques of Program Structure and Design
Techniques of Program Structure and Design
Better manpower utilization using automatic restructuring
AFIPS '75 Proceedings of the May 19-22, 1975, national computer conference and exposition
A Client-Benefits Oriented Taxonomy Of ERP Maintenance
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AFIPS '83 Proceedings of the May 16-19, 1983, national computer conference
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Software is a valuable asset embodying decision processes of an organization and contributing directly to the means of production. Maintenance is the mechanism for combating deterioration of that software asset, which over time tends to become arthritic and inflexible to change. Maintenance, though extremely costly, is essential to insuring the viability of the organization. Both rewrites and purchased software, with ensuing conversions, are usually not a cost-effective solution to software decay. Structured retrofit is an effective alternative, using a software tools-based methodology for combating decay and the high costs of maintenance. The critical tool is the COBOL structured programming engine. With it, spaghetti code software is mechanically transformed to well-structured programs, whose ongoing maintenance reaps the benefits of the structured programming methodologies.