Centres of excellence - Research Institute in Software Evolution, University of Durham

Software maintenance hardly seems a promising area on which to build a vibr ant and expanding research group. After all, everyone knows that software m aintenance is the equivalent of being sent to Siberia-any bright: young sof tware engineer worth their salt wants to move straight into working on new products. By the time a software system is approaching maintenance, it's ti me to change jobs to the next exciting development project. That way lies p romotion, career development, broader experience, and more fun!