Impact of software engineering research on the practice of software configuration management Export

@article{citeulike:1705033, abstract = {Software Configuration Management (SCM) is an important discipline in professional software development and maintenance. The importance of SCM has increased as programs have become larger, more long lasting, and more mission and life critical. This article discusses the evolution of SCM technology from the early days of software development to the present, with a particular emphasis on the impact that university and industrial research has had along the way. Based on an analysis of the publication history and evolution in functionality of the available SCM systems, we trace the critical ideas in the field from their early inception to their eventual maturation in commercially and freely available SCM systems. In doing so, this article creates a detailed record of the critical value of SCM research and illustrates how research results have shaped the functionality of today's SCM systems.}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Estublier, Jacky and Leblang, David and van der Hoek, Andr\'{e} and Conradi, Reidar and Clemm, Geoffrey and Tichy, Walter and Weber, Darcy W.}, citeulike-article-id = {1705033}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1101817}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1101815.1101817}, doi = {10.1145/1101815.1101817}, issn = {1049-331X}, journal = {ACM Trans. Softw. Eng. Methodol.}, keywords = {configurationmanagement, softwareengineering}, month = {October}, number = {4}, pages = {383--430}, posted-at = {2008-02-13 14:34:20}, priority = {2}, publisher = {ACM}, title = {Impact of software engineering research on the practice of software configuration management}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1101815.1101817}, volume = {14}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1705033 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1705033 N2 - Software Configuration Management (SCM) is an important discipline in professional software development and maintenance. The importance of SCM has increased as programs have become larger, more long lasting, and more mission and life critical. This article discusses the evolution of SCM technology from the early days of software development to the present, with a particular emphasis on the impact that university and industrial research has had along the way. Based on an analysis of the publication history and evolution in functionality of the available SCM systems, we trace the critical ideas in the field from their early inception to their eventual maturation in commercially and freely available SCM systems. In doing so, this article creates a detailed record of the critical value of SCM research and illustrates how research results have shaped the functionality of today's SCM systems. IS - 4 JF - ACM Trans. Softw. Eng. Methodol. SN - 1049-331X AD - New York, NY, USA EP - 430 TI - Impact of software engineering research on the practice of software configuration management PB - ACM VL - 14 SP - 383 KW - configurationmanagement KW - softwareengineering AU - Estublier, Jacky AU - Leblang, David AU - van der Hoek, André AU - Conradi, Reidar AU - Clemm, Geoffrey AU - Tichy, Walter AU - Weber, Darcy PY - 2005/10// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1101815.1101817 ER -