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The document discusses software renovation, a re-engineering process aimed at updating existing software systems to enhance functionality, maintainability, and performance without complete rebuilding. It outlines scenarios for choosing renovation, such as outdated technology stacks and high maintenance costs, and highlights benefits like cost-effectiveness and faster implementation. Key goals include improving maintainability, enhancing performance, and ensuring compatibility with modern technologies.

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Lecture 11 re-eng

The document discusses software renovation, a re-engineering process aimed at updating existing software systems to enhance functionality, maintainability, and performance without complete rebuilding. It outlines scenarios for choosing renovation, such as outdated technology stacks and high maintenance costs, and highlights benefits like cost-effectiveness and faster implementation. Key goals include improving maintainability, enhancing performance, and ensuring compatibility with modern technologies.

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02/08/2025 1

Software Re-Engineering
Course Code: SE473
Lecture # 11

Department of Software Engineering,


Faculty of Computing,
International Islamic University, Islamabad.

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OUTLINES
• Introduction to Software Renovation
• Key Goals of Software Renovation
• Examples of Software Renovation
• When to Choose Software Renovation?
• Key Scenarios for Choosing Software Renovation
• Benefits of Choosing Renovation
Introduction to Software Renovation

• Software Renovation:
• it is a re-engineering process focused on updating or improving existing
software systems to enhance their functionality, maintainability,
performance, or compatibility without completely rebuilding the
system from scratch.
• It involves modernizing systems to meet current business and technical
requirements while preserving core functionalities.
Examples of Software Renovation
Migrating Systems to Modern Platforms
• Scenario: A banking system built in the 1980s using COBOL needs to
operate on modern cloud infrastructure.
• Renovation Process: The COBOL-based system's critical business logic
is extracted and rewritten in a modern language like Java or Python,
and the system is deployed on a cloud-based platform like AWS.
• Benefit: Improved scalability, performance, and easier integration with
modern APIs.
Examples of Software Renovation
User Interface Modernization
• Scenario: A company has an outdated desktop application with a
clunky UI.
• Renovation Process: The UI is redesigned using modern web
technologies (e.g., React.js or Angular) to create a responsive, user-
friendly web-based application.
• Benefit: Enhanced user experience and accessibility across devices.
Examples of Software Renovation
Adding New Features
• Scenario: An e-commerce website lacks mobile app support.
• Renovation Process: The backend is updated to provide RESTful APIs,
and a mobile app is developed to interact with the existing system.
• Benefit: Better customer engagement through multi-channel support
Examples of Software Renovation
Improving Code Quality
• Scenario: A system has accumulated technical debt due to years of
patchwork updates.
• Renovation Process: The codebase is cleaned up by removing
redundant code, standardizing code structures, and updating libraries.
• Benefit: Reduced likelihood of bugs, easier debugging, and faster
development for future features.
Examples of Software Renovation
Database Optimization
• Scenario: A company’s database queries take too long to execute.
• Renovation Process: Indexing is added, redundant tables are removed,
and an outdated database engine is replaced with a modern
alternative like PostgreSQL.
• Benefit: Faster query execution and improved application
performance.
When to Choose Software
Renovation?
• When replacing the system is too costly or time-consuming.
• If the core functionality of the system is still valuable but requires
modernization.
• When addressing compatibility issues with newer technologies
• This strategy is often chosen when a system is still valuable but faces
challenges that hinder its current and future effectiveness
Key Scenarios for Choosing Software
Renovation
Outdated Technology Stack
• When the software uses old technologies that are no longer supported
or efficient. Renovation can involve upgrading frameworks,
programming languages, or libraries.

• Example: A banking application built using Visual Basic 6 might be


modernized to a .NET framework to ensure compatibility and
maintainability.
Key Scenarios for Choosing Software
Renovation
High Maintenance Costs
• If maintaining the system has become too expensive due to frequent
bug fixes, lack of documentation, or reliance on scarce technical skills.

• Example: A company using an ERP system that requires regular


manual interventions could modernize it to reduce operational
costs.
Key Scenarios for Choosing Software
Renovation
Performance Bottlenecks
• When performance issues affect user satisfaction or business
operations.

• Example: An e-commerce website experiencing slow load times


during peak sales periods could optimize its database and update
server configurations.
Key Scenarios for Choosing Software
Renovation
• Incompatibility with Modern Systems
• When the software cannot integrate with modern tools, platforms, or
protocols.

• Example: A legacy CRM system that doesn’t support API


integrations might be renovated to communicate seamlessly with
cloud-based applications.
Key Scenarios for Choosing Software
Renovation
Poor User Experience (UX)
• If the user interface and experience are outdated or confusing,
hindering productivity or customer engagement.

• Example: An educational portal with a non-responsive design might


be renovated for mobile compatibility and better navigation
Key Scenarios for Choosing Software
Renovation
Compliance and Security Requirements
• When the software does not meet new regulatory or security
standards.

• Example: A healthcare system may be updated to comply with


HIPAA or GDPR regulations and incorporate advanced security
measures.
Key Scenarios for Choosing Software
Renovation
Preserving Business Logic
• If the software contains critical business logic that would be expensive
or risky to redevelop from scratch.

• Example: Renovating a legacy insurance underwriting system to


retain its specialized algorithms while improving usability and
scalability
Key Scenarios for Choosing Software
Renovation
Preparation for Scaling
• When the current system cannot handle anticipated growth in users or
data volume.

• Example: Renovating a local retail POS system to enable cloud-


based operations for multiple store locations
Benefits of Choosing Renovation
• Cost-Effective: Renovation is generally less expensive than a full system
replacement.
• Faster Implementation: Renovating requires less time compared to
rebuilding software.
• Risk Mitigation: Retains the proven functionalities and minimizes
disruption.
• Incremental Improvement: Allows gradual upgrades rather than a
single large-scale effort.
Key Goals of Software Renovation
• Improving Maintainability: Refactoring code to make it more readable
and easier to manage.
• Enhancing Performance: Optimizing the system to meet modern
performance standards.
• Extending Usability: Adding new features or updating user interfaces
to align with current user expectations.
• Ensuring Compatibility: Adapting the system to work with newer
hardware, software platforms, or technologies
Thank You !
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