AniMatrix: A matrix-based visualization of software evolution

Proceedings - 2nd IEEE Working Conference on Software Visualization, VISSOFT 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 137-146

  Rufiange, Sebastien ^a   Melancon, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

matrix visualization; network visualization; software design; software evolution; software visualization

Indexed keywords

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; OPEN SYSTEMS; VISUALIZATION;

NETWORK VISUALIZATION; OPEN SOURCE REPOSITORIES; SOFTWARE EVOLUTION; SOFTWARE PROJECT; SOFTWARE VISUALIZATION; SOURCE CODE CHANGES; STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION; VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUE;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84920646855     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/VISSOFT.2014.30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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