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An application has served the business needs of a company for 10 or 15 years. During that time it has been corrected, adapted, and enhanced many times. People approached this work with the best intentions, but good software engineering practices were always shunted to the side (due to the press of other matters). Now the application is unstable. It still works, but every time a change is attempted, unexpected and serious side effects occur. Yet the application must continue to evolve. What to do?

An application has served the business needs of a company for 10 or 15 years. During that time it has been corrected, adapted, and enhanced many times. People approached this work with the best intentions, but good software engineering practices were always shunted to the side (due to the press of other matters). Now the application is unstable. It still works, but every time a change is attempted, unexpected and serious side effects occur. Yet the application must continue to evolve. What to do?

Database System Concepts
Database System Concepts
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Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
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An application has served the business needs of a company for 10 or 15 years. During
that time it has been corrected, adapted, and enhanced many times. People approached
this work with the best intentions, but good software engineering practices were always
shunted to the side (due to the press of other matters). Now the application is unstable. It
still works, but every time a change is attempted, unexpected and serious side effects
occur. Yet the application must continue to evolve. What to do?

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