Category Archives: Research

Visualizing Code Couplings: Node-Link Diagrams

From an abstract point of view, software systems can be considered as a set of entities connected by dependencies or code couplings such as method calls. We might also consider that entities inherit or aggregate, that they are changed together, … Continue reading

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Software Problems in the News

Andy Ko from the University of Washington and one of his undergraduate RAs has created a neat little visualization highlighting software problems in the news. The data from the visualization is based on over 300,000 news articles over 33 years. … Continue reading

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Bug Maps: A Tool for the Visual Exploration and Analysis of Bugs

Andre Hora, Nicolas Anquetil, Stephane Ducasse, Muhammad Bhatti, Cesar Couto, Marco Tulio Valente, and Julio Martins. Bug Maps: A Tool for the Visual Exploration and Analysis of Bugs. Demonstration at CSMR 2012. Abstract: To harness the complexity of big legacy … Continue reading

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Syde – Supporting Team Collaboration

Syde, by Lile Palma Hattori at the University of Lugano, is a collection of Eclipse plug-ins to ease collaboration among developers who are working on a multi-developer project. Syde aims at increasing individual awareness of the team activity. Awareness can … Continue reading

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Using Background Colors to Support Program Comprehension in Software Product Lines

A paper on Using Background Colors to Support Program Comprehension in Software Product Lines (IEEE Xplore) by Feigenspan, J., Schulze, M., Papendieck, M., Kästner, C., Dachselt, R., Köppen, V., Frisch, M. from the University of Magdeburg and University of Marburg … Continue reading

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