Title :
Program understanding during software adaptation tasks
Author :
Von Mayrhauser, Anneliese ; Vans, A. Marie
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Abstract :
This paper reports on a software understanding study during adaptation of large-scale software by software maintenance professionals. The paper explains the general understanding process, the information needs of these software engineers during their tasks, and the tool capabilities that would help them to be more productive. We also contrast programmer behavior during adaptation with that during other maintenance activities like corrective maintenance and enhancement
Keywords :
reverse engineering; software maintenance; corrective maintenance; large-scale software; program understanding; software adaptation tasks; software maintenance; Application software; Computer industry; Computer science; Databases; Documentation; Large-scale systems; Operating systems; Programming profession; Software systems; Software tools;
Conference_Titel :
Software Maintenance, 1998. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bethesda, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8779-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICSM.1998.738523
