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Component-based Software Engineering (CBSE) is concerned with the
development of software intensive systems from reusable parts (components), the
development of such reusable parts, and with the maintenance and improvement of
systems by means of component replacement and customization. Although it holds
considerable promise, there are still many challenges facing both researchers
and practitioners in establishing CBSE as an efficient and proven engineering
discipline. CBSE has been the focus of six workshops, which have been held
consecutively at the most recent six International Conferences on Software
Engineering (ICSE). The premise of the last three CBSE
workshops was that the long-term success of component-based development
depends on the viability of an established science and technology foundation
for achieving predictable quality in component-based systems. The intent of
this symposium was to build on this premise, and to provide a forum for more
in-depth and substantive treatment of topics pertaining to predictability. This
symposium brought together researchers and practitioners from a variety of
disciplines related to CBSE to help establish cross-discipline insights, to
provide a forum for presenting and discussing innovative approaches to CBSE,
and to improve cooperation and mutual understanding. |
