We study the impact of design patterns on quality attributes in the context of software
maintenance and evolution. We show that, contrary to popular beliefs, design patterns in …

Abstract Design patterns are high level building blocks that are claimed to promote elegance
in object-oriented programs by increasing flexibility, scalability, usability, reusability, and …

In recent years, the influence of design patterns on software quality has attracted an
increasing attention in the area of software engineering, as design patterns encapsulate …

Many different factors influence the quality of software systems. One factor is the use of
design patterns. In this paper we survey the literature for the existing empirical evidence on …

Analyzing the change-proneness of design patterns and the kinds of changes occurring to
classes playing role (s) in some design pattern (s) during software evolution poses the basis …

A common belief is that software designs decay as systems evolve. This research examines
the extent to which software designs actually decay by studying the aging of design patterns …

Design patterns have been widely adopted and well investigated by the software
engineering community over the past decade. However, their primary use is still associated …

Context. Although research in software engineering largely seeks to improve the practices
and products of software development, many practices are based upon codification of expert …

CONTEXT: Software quality is considered to be one of the most important concerns of
software production teams. Additionally, design patterns are documented solutions to …

A primary expected benefit of object-oriented (OO) methods is the creation of software
systems that are easier to adapt and maintain. OO design patterns are especially geared to …