Facilitating exploration of unfamiliar source code by providing 21/2D visualizations of dynamic call graphs

VISSOFT 2007 - Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Workshop on Visualizing Software for Understanding and Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 63-66

  Bohnet, Johannes ^a   Döllner, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FLOW INTERACTIONS; GRAPH THEORY; LEGACY SYSTEMS; VISUALIZATION;

(MIN ,MAX ,+) FUNCTIONS; CALL GRAPHS; COMPREHENSION TASKS; CONTEXT INFORMATION; IDENTIFYING CODE; INTERNATIONAL (CO); LEGACY SOFTWARES; LEVELS OF ABSTRACTION (LOA); MODULE INTERACTION; PERSPECTIVE DISTORTION; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; SOURCE CODING; SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION;

CODES (STANDARDS);

EID: 46449136996     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/VISSOF.2007.4290701     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (24)

1. J. Bohnet and J. Döllner. Visual exploration of function call graphs for feature location in complex software systems. ACM Symp. on Software Visualization, 2006, pp. 95-104.
2. J. Bohnet and J. Döllner. Planning an Experiment on User Performance for Exploration of Diagrams Displayed in 21/2 Dimensions. Workshop Empirische Untersuchungen von Visualisierungswerkzeugen zur Software-Analyse on Conf. on Software Engineering SE07, 2007, pp. 223-230.
3. K. Chen and V. Rajlich. RIPPLES: Tool for Change in Legacy Software. Int'l Conf. on Software Maintenance, 2001, pp. 230-239.
4. R. DeLine, A. Khella, M. Czerwinski, and G. Robertson. Towards understanding programs through wear-based filtering. ACM Symp. on Software Visualization, 2005, pp. 183-192.
5. M. Eichberg, M. Haupt, M. Mezini, and T. Schafer. Comprehensive Software Understanding with SEXTANT. Int'l Conf. on Software Maintenance, 2005, pp. 315-324.
6. T. Eisenbarth, R. Koschke, and D. Simon. Locating Features in Source Code. IEEE Trans. on Software Engineering, 29(3), 2003, pp. 210-224.
7. A. D. Eisenberg and K. DeVolder. Dynamic Feature Traces: Finding Features in Unfamiliar Code. Int'l Conf. on Software Maintenance, 2005, pp. 337-346.
8. J. Gargiulo and S. Mancoridis, Gadget: A Tool for Extracting the Dynamic Structure of Java Programs. Int'l Conf. on Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering, 2001, pp. 244-251.
9. T. Jacobs and B. Musial. Interactive visual debugging with UML. ACM Symp. on Software Visualization, 2003, pp. 115-122.
10. D. Janzen and K. DeVolder. Navigating and querying code without getting lost. Int'l Conf. on Aspect-oriented Software Development, 2003, pp. 178-187.
11. D. Jerding and S. Rugaber. Using Visualization for Architectural Localization and Extraction. Working Conf. on Reverse Engineering, 1997, pp. 56-65.
12. M. Kersten and G. C. Murphy. Mylar: a degree-of-interest model for IDEs. Int'l Conf. on Aspect-oriented Software Development, 2005, pp. 159-168.
13. A. J. Ko, B. A. Myers, M. J. Coblenz, and H. H. Aung. An Exploratory Study of How Developers Seek, Relate, and Collect Relevant Information during Software Maintenance Tasks. IEEE Trans. on Software Engineering, 32(12), 2006, pp. 971-987.
14. D. B. Lange and Y. Nakamura, Object-Oriented Program Tracing and Visualization. IEEE Computer, 1997, 30(5), pp. 63-70.
15. K. Lukoit, N. Wilde, S. Stowell, and T. Hennessey. TraceGraph: Immediate Visual Location of Software Features. Int'l Conf. on Software Maintenance, 2000, pp. 33-39.
16. S. Maass and J. Döllner. Efficient View Management for Dynamic Annotation Placement in Virtual Landscapes. Int'l Symp. on Smart Graphics, 2006, pp. 1-12.
17. B. Malloy and J. F. Power. Exploiting UML dynamic object modeling for the visualization of C++ programs. ACM Symp. on Software Visualization, 2005, pp. 105-114.
18. A. Marburger and B. Westfechtel. Tools for understanding the behavior of telecommunication systems. Int'l Conf. on Software Engineering, 2003, pp. 430-441.
19. L. Martin, A. Giesl, and J. Martin. Dynamic Component Program Visualization. Working Conf. on Reverse Engineering, 2002, pp. 289-298.
20. C. Parnin and C. Gorg. Building Usage Contexts during Program Comprehension. Int'l Conf. on Program Comprehension, 2006, pp. 13-22.
21. M. Salah, S. Mancoridis, G. Antoniol, and M. Di Penta. Scenario-Driven Dynamic Analysis for Comprehending Large Software Systems. Int'l Conf. on Software Maintenance and Reengineering, 2006, pp. 71-80.
22. J. Singer, R. Elves, and M.-A. Storey. Nav Tracks: Supporting Navigation in Software Maintenance. Int'l Conf. on Software Maintenance, 2005, pp. 325-334.
23. M. P. Smith and M. Munro. Runtime Visualisation of Object Oriented Software. Int'l Workshop on Visualizing Software for Understanding and Analysis, 2002, pp. 81-89.
24. N. Wilde and M. C. Scully, Software reconnaissance: mapping program features to code. Journal of Software Maintenance: Research and Practice, 1995, 7(1) pp. 49-62.