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Not All Reengineering Steps Are Always Required

publish date: 2026/06/24 21:21:54.905706 UTC

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Under what condition would source code translation NOT be needed in a reengineering project?

If the system has never had any bugs reported against it

If the application's existing programming language is still going to be used

If the original developers are still employed by the company

If the application has more than 10,000 lines of code

Correct Answer

If the application's existing programming language is still going to be used

Explanation

Program reengineering does not necessarily require all steps. Source code translation is unnecessary if the application's existing programming language is still being used. Similarly, reverse engineering may be unneeded if reengineering is done entirely automatically, and data reengineering is only required if data structures actually change.

Reference

Software Engineering, Ian Sommerville, 10th edition

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