Feature location in source code: A taxonomy and survey

Journal of software: Evolution and Process

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-95

  Dit, Bogdan ^a   Revelle, Meghan ^a   Gethers, Malcom ^a   Poshyvanyk, Denys ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept location; Feature location; Program comprehension; Software maintenance and Evolution

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT LOCATIONS; FEATURE LOCATION; LITERATURE SURVEY; PROGRAM COMPREHENSION; SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND EVOLUTION; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; SOURCE CODES;

SURVEYS; TRACKING (POSITION);

TAXONOMIES;

EID: 84875382544     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20477481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smr.567     Document Type: Article

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