Supporting the evolution of software knowledge with adaptive software artifacts

Abstract

The knowledge of software developers materializes itself as software artifacts, that may be seen at two different levels (information and structure), which are difficult to change independently from each other. This work explores how the expression of software knowledge using adaptive software techniques, may support the creation of adaptive software artifacts, to improve the effectiveness of capturing knowledge under constant evolution. Some work already exists in the context of the Weaki Wiki, which will be extended into a full environment supporting the creation and evolution of software artifacts beyond their initial form. We intend to validate this work experimentally.