Core patterns of object-oriented meta-architectures

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2010

Authors

Hugo Sereno Ferreira (Author) FEUP; Filipe Figueiredo Correia (Author) FEUP; Ademar Aguiar (Author) FEUP; Joseph Yoder (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: 17th Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs, PLoP '10, Reno/Tahoe, NV, USA, October 17-21, 2010

Pages: 2:1-2:9

17th Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs, PLoP 2010

Reno, NV, 16 October 2010 through 18 October 2010

Indexing

Scopus - 7 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Computer engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-009-3J0

DOI: 10.1145/2493288.2493290

Abstract (EN): Meta-architectures, also known as reective architectures, are a specific type of software architectures that are able to inspect their own structure and behavior, and dynamically adapt at runtime, thus responding to new user requirements or changes in their environment. In object-oriented programming, these architectures rely on a small set of core concepts that provide them the means to describe themselves, thus becoming"closed". These three core patterns can be found in almost every object-oriented meta-architecture: Everything is a Thing, Closing the Roof, and Bootstrapping. By delving into the inherent problems they try to solve, and the forces that shape those problems, a developer will improve his ability to adequately make architectural and design choices to build and evolve systems with high-adaptability needs.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific