Driven by the emergence of pervasive computing and the increasing need for self-managed
systems, many approaches have been proposed for building software that can dynamically …

Dynamic code evolution is a technique to update a program while it is running. In an object-
oriented language such as Java, this can be seen as replacing a set of classes by new …

In this paper we investigate the applicability of different methods for dynamic updating to
component-oriented embedded systems. The systems for dynamic updating that exist today …

Dynamic code evolution is a technique to update a program while it is running. In an object-
oriented language such as Java, this can be seen as replacing a set of classes by new …

Practical software systems are subject to frequent updates for fixing their bugs or addressing
new requirements. Updating a software system without stopping and restarting it is desired …

Continuous change changes everything; it introduces various uncertainties, which may harm
the sustainability of software systems. We argue that integrating runtime adaptation and …

The need for adaptability in software is growing, driven in part by the emergence of
pervasive and autonomic computing. In many cases, it is desirable to enhance existing …

The Java programming language and platform provide many optimizations to execute
statically typed code efficiently. Although Java has gradually incorporated more dynamic …

Context In-use software systems are destined to change in order to fix bugs or add new
features. Shutting down a running system before updating it is a normal practice, but the …

Millions of enterprises run web applications powered by the Java Enterprise Edition
platform, but developing them is no small feat. Every UI change in development incurs a wait …