Using Fine-Grained Differencing to Evolve Traceability Links

to support the sustained evolution of traceability links is proposed and outlined. A fine-grained differencing approach on the link endpoints is used to maintain the links in a scalable manner. Here scalable refers to large software systems with thousands of links. Details of the link model and representation are given followed by the process used to evolve traceability links.

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