An Overview on Software Non-Functional Properties Research

A key role in guaranteeing the quality of a software system is played by the software non-functional properties. As so, the research development as well as its significance on the software non-functional properties was analyzed. The advantages we mentioned above were prominent in six aspects: software non-functional requirement description; design and analysis; implementation mechanism; software architecture; software development process; and software quality evaluation. On the other hand, some disadvantage of the existed research was discussed either, such as inconsistent definition of non-functional properties; insufficient refinement repository; and deficiency of a complete developing process. In the final of the report, it is pointed out that the research on software non-functional properties is of promise.