A controlled experiment in maintenance: comparing design patterns to simpler solutions
Has this study been replicated?
The atlas records 3 replications of this study. Recorded outcomes: 2 mixed, 1 failed. The earliest on record is from 2011.
Replications
- Design Patterns in Software Maintenance: An Experiment Replication at Brigham Young University, Krein et al. (2011). 2011 Second International Workshop on Replication in Empirical Software Engineering Research. Outcome recorded: mixed.
"Our results both confirm and contradict the original experiment[...]the patterns question remains wide open.
Outcome read from the full text. View paper - Design Patterns in Software Maintenance: An Experiment Replication at UPM - Experiences with the RESER'11 Joint Replication Project, Juristo & Vegas (2011). 2011 Second International Workshop on Replication in Empirical Software Engineering Research. Outcome recorded: failed.
Our results are inconsistent with the original experiment.
Outcome read from the abstract. View paper - Design Patterns in Software Maintenance: An Experiment Replication at Freie Universität Berlin, Prechelt & Liesenberg (2011). 2011 Second International Workshop on Replication in Empirical Software Engineering Research. Outcome recorded: mixed.
Only one of the results is statistically significant; it confirms the result of the original experiment stating that the simplified version of the GR program could be extended more quickly than the pattern version
Outcome read from the abstract. View paper
Cite this record
Prechelt, L., Unger, B., Tichy, W. F., Brossler, P., & Votta, L. G. (2001). A controlled experiment in maintenance: comparing design patterns to simpler solutions. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 27(12), 1134–1144. https://doi.org/10.1109/32.988711
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