Software evolution visualization: A systematic mapping study

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1860-1883

  Novais, Renato Lima ^a,d   Torres, André ^a   Mendes, Thiago Souto ^a,d   Mendonça, Manoel ^a,b   Zazworka, Nico ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b Fraunhofer Project Center for Software and Systems Engineering   (Brazil)

^c Fraunhofer USA Inc   (United States)

^d Federal Institute of Bahia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Software evolution; Software visualization; Systematic mapping study

Indexed keywords

MAPPING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

CHANGE PREDICTION; CONTRIBUTION ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; LARGE AMOUNTS OF DATA; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SOFTWARE EVOLUTION; SOFTWARE VISUALIZATION; SYSTEMATIC MAPPING STUDIES;

VISUALIZATION;

EID: 84884165936     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2013.05.008     Document Type: Review

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