Towards a typification of software ecosystems
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Classical software engineering has been traditionally dominated by stand-alone development organizations and collaborations be- tween contractors, integrators and suppliers. The notion of software ecosystems has been established as a new kind of software engineer- ing paradigm in the last decade. In its essence it proposes participative engineering across independent development organizations.
This short paper reviews the current state-of-the-art and presents a typification of successful software ecosystems. We further discuss key characteristic of the ecosystem types and present a set of example cases. The characterization reviews and consolidates existing research and discusses variations within the key building block of a software ecosystem. It further enables sharpening the borders of what an ecosystem is (and what not) and how the individual types can be differentiated. Thus, this paper contributes to widening the understanding of software ecosystems.
This short paper reviews the current state-of-the-art and presents a typification of successful software ecosystems. We further discuss key characteristic of the ecosystem types and present a set of example cases. The characterization reviews and consolidates existing research and discusses variations within the key building block of a software ecosystem. It further enables sharpening the borders of what an ecosystem is (and what not) and how the individual types can be differentiated. Thus, this paper contributes to widening the understanding of software ecosystems.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Software Business : 6th International Conference, ICSOB 2015, Braga, Portugal, June 10-12, 2015, Proceedings |
Editors | João M. Fernandes, Ricardo J. Machado, Krzysztof Wnuk |
Number of pages | 6 |
Publisher | Springer |
Publication date | 2015 |
Pages | 60-65 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-19592-6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-19593-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | 6th International Conference on Software Business - Braga, Portugal Duration: 10 Jun 2015 → 12 Jun 2015 Conference number: 6 |
Conference
Conference | 6th International Conference on Software Business |
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Nummer | 6 |
Land | Portugal |
By | Braga |
Periode | 10/06/2015 → 12/06/2015 |
Series | Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing |
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Volume | 210 |
ISSN | 1865-1348 |
- Faculty of Science - software ecosystems, software engineering, ecosystem types, ecosystem taxonomy
Research areas
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