Sub-method, partial behavioral reflection with Reflectivity: Looking back on 10 years of use

Understand

Context.

• Refining or altering existing behavior is the daily work of every developer, but that cannot be always anticipated, and software sometimes cannot be stopped.
• In such cases, unanticipated adaptation of running systems is of interest for many scenarios, ranging from functional upgrades to on-the-fly debugging or monitoring of critical applications.
• Inquiry.