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Distributed Feature Composition: A Virtual Architecture for Telecommunications Services
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Modular Program Construction Using Abstractions
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Mechanisms for secure modular programming in Java
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Interfaces for Modular Feature Verification
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A procedure for designing abstract interfaces for device interface modules
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Refinements and multi-dimensional separation of concerns
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MJ: a rational module system for Java and its applications
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Information hiding interfaces for aspect-oriented design
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Software Product Line Engineering: Foundations, Principles and Techniques
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New Methods in Software Product Line Development
SPLC '06 Proceedings of the 10th International on Software Product Line Conference
The paradoxical success of aspect-oriented programming
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Granularity in software product lines
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SPLC '08 Proceedings of the 2008 12th International Software Product Line Conference
FEATUREHOUSE: Language-independent, automated software composition
ICSE '09 Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Software Engineering
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Proceedings of the 13th International Software Product Line Conference
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ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM)
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ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM)
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Science of Computer Programming
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ECOOP'05 Proceedings of the 19th European conference on Object-Oriented Programming
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ECOOP'05 Proceedings of the 19th European conference on Object-Oriented Programming
Comparing approaches to implement feature model composition
ECMFA'10 Proceedings of the 6th European conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications
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ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM)
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Modularity of feature representations has been a long standing goal of feature-oriented software development. While some researchers regard feature modules and corresponding composition mechanisms as a modular solution, other researchers have challenged the notion of feature modularity and pointed out that most feature-oriented implementation mechanisms lack proper interfaces and support neither modular type checking nor separate compilation. We step back and reflect on the feature-modularity discussion. We distinguish two notions of modularity, cohesion without interfaces and information hiding with interfaces, and point out the different expectations that, we believe, are the root of many heated discussions. We discuss whether feature interfaces should be desired and weigh their potential benefits and costs, specifically regarding crosscutting, granularity, feature interactions, and the distinction between closed-world and open-world reasoning. Because existing evidence for and against feature modularity and feature interfaces is shaky and inconclusive, more research is needed, for which we outline possible directions.