Feature code is often scattered across a software system. Scattering is not necessarily bad if used with care, as witnessed by systems with highly scattered features that evolved successfully. Feature scattering, often realized with a pre-processor, circumvents limitations of programming languages and software architectures. Unfortunately, little is known about the principles governing scattering in large and long-living software systems.

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[1] Leonardo Passos, Rodrigo Queiroz, Mukelabai Mukelabai, Thorsten Berger, Sven Apel, Krzysztof Czarnecki, Jesús Padilla, "A Study of Feature Scattering in the Linux Kernel", IEEE Dataport, 2018. [Online]. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.21227/aswj-q655. Accessed: Feb. 08, 2025.
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Leonardo Passos, Rodrigo Queiroz, Mukelabai Mukelabai, Thorsten Berger, Sven Apel, Krzysztof Czarnecki, Jesús Padilla. (2018). A Study of Feature Scattering in the Linux Kernel. IEEE Dataport. http://dx.doi.org/10.21227/aswj-q655
Leonardo Passos, Rodrigo Queiroz, Mukelabai Mukelabai, Thorsten Berger, Sven Apel, Krzysztof Czarnecki, Jesús Padilla, 2018. A Study of Feature Scattering in the Linux Kernel. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.21227/aswj-q655.
Leonardo Passos, Rodrigo Queiroz, Mukelabai Mukelabai, Thorsten Berger, Sven Apel, Krzysztof Czarnecki, Jesús Padilla. (2018). "A Study of Feature Scattering in the Linux Kernel." Web.
1. Leonardo Passos, Rodrigo Queiroz, Mukelabai Mukelabai, Thorsten Berger, Sven Apel, Krzysztof Czarnecki, Jesús Padilla. A Study of Feature Scattering in the Linux Kernel [Internet]. IEEE Dataport; 2018. Available from : http://dx.doi.org/10.21227/aswj-q655
Leonardo Passos, Rodrigo Queiroz, Mukelabai Mukelabai, Thorsten Berger, Sven Apel, Krzysztof Czarnecki, Jesús Padilla. "A Study of Feature Scattering in the Linux Kernel." doi: 10.21227/aswj-q655