Evaluating UML class diagram layout based on architectural importance

Proceedings - VISSOFT 2005: 3rd IEEE International Workshop on Visualizing Software for Understanding and Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 14-19

  Andriyevska, Olena ^a   Dragan, Natalia ^a   Simoes, Bonita ^a   Maletic, Jonathan I ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASS DIAGRAMS; LAYOUT SCHEMES; UML CLASS DIAGRAMS; USER STUDY;

ENCODING (SYMBOLS);

EID: 84886459845     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/VISSOF.2005.1684296     Document Type: Conference Paper

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