A Software Delivery Network-based Approach to Software Ecosystem Evolution Analysis

• Francisco Victor da Silva Pinheiro UFC http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5693-0499
• Emanuel Ferreira Coutinho UFC https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2233-7109

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/vem.2023.235637

Resumo

Software Ecosystems (SECO) are a set of actors and components that work as a unit, relating to each other based on the common interest of providing solutions or services to the software industry. For a better visualization and understanding of a SECO, recent studies propose the modeling of the formed network. However, there is still no formalized modeling standard for this area. The Software Supply Network (SSN) notation is a series of connected software, hardware, and services organizations that cooperate to meet market demands. In this context, this work aims to present an analysis approach and a study of the SECO evolution based on SSN models. This approach was implemented in a SECO modeling tool.

Palavras-chave: Software Ecosystem, Software Supply Network, SECO, Modeling, Tool, SECO Evolution Approach

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