The REDO Compendium: Reverse Engineering for Software Maintenance

Assesses the benefits of reverse engineering as a workable strategy for software maintenance. Describes and analyzes the methodological issues and tools which support reverse engineering, explaining how--and when--the REDO method might best be employed. Provides useful information for developing a ``cookbook'' of reverse engineering procedures, tailor-made for the individual company. Gives advice on how CASE tools might be used to support the methodology.