Automating Language Conversion: A Case Study

  • Authors:
  • Andrey A. Terekhov

  • Affiliations:
  • St. Petersburg State University

  • Venue:
  • ICSM '01 Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM'01)
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

Language conversion is a laborious process. Achieving the maximum efficiency of conversion without compromising the quality of converted system is the programmers' dream. This paper illustrates the quest for this trade-off by a case study. We consider an industrial reengineering project, which included translation of a client/server system written in a proprietary language into two different programming languages. We also discuss various factors that affect the automation level of language conversions.