Name
Abstract | ||
|---|---|---|
Software visualization can be of great use for
understanding and exploring a software system in an
intuitive manner. Spatial representation of software
is a promising approach of increasing interest.
However, little is known about how developers
interact with spatial visualizations that are
embedded in the IDE. In this paper, we present a
pilot study that explores the use of Software
Cartography for program comprehension of an unknown
system. We investigated whether developers establish
a spatial memory of the system, whether clustering
by topic offers a sound base layout, and how
developers interact with maps. We report our results
in the form of observations, hypotheses, and
implications. Key findings are a) that developers
made good use of the map to inspect search results
and call graphs, and b) that developers found the
base layout surprising and often confusing. We
conclude with concrete advice for the design of
embedded software maps |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2010 | 10.1145/1879211.1879229 | software visualization |
Keywords | DocType | Volume |
spatial memory,software visualization,embedded software,call graph,exploratory study,software systems | Conference | abs/1007.4303 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
8 | 0.54 | 29 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Kuhn | 1 | 8 | 0.54 |
| David Erni | 2 | 24 | 2.43 |
| Oscar Nierstrasz | 3 | 2404 | 346.86 |