Achievements and challenges in software reverse engineering

Authors:
Gerardo Canfora;Massimiliano Di Penta;Luigi Cerulo
Affiliations:
University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy;University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy;University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy
Venue:
Communications of the ACM
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Deeply understanding the intricacies of software must always come before any considerations for modifying it.