Evolution in software and related areas

After briefly discussing the meaning of the term evolution in the context of software, its technology, the software process and related domains, the paper describes some of the facets and implications of the evolution phenomenon as identified during many years of active interest in the topic, most recently during the FEAST (Feedback, Evolution And Software Technology) projects.

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