Title :
Understanding frameworks through visualisation
Author :
Jackson, Kirk ; Biddle, Robert ; Tempero, Ewan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Victoria Univ., Wellington, New Zealand
Abstract :
Object oriented frameworks can significantly improve productivity. However, learning how to use them effectively is a well-known, difficult problem. We discuss the issues related to this problem, and describe the design and development of a prototype framework visualisation system intended to help solve the problem
Keywords :
object-oriented programming; program visualisation; reverse engineering; software reusability; frameworks understanding; object oriented frameworks; productivity; prototype framework visualisation system; reusable code; Application software; Costs; Fires; Kirk field collapse effect; Productivity; Programming profession; Prototypes; Software tools; Unified modeling language; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Technology of Object-Oriented Languages and Systems, 2000. TOOLS-Pacific 2000. Proceedings. 37th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0918-5
DOI :
10.1109/TOOLS.2000.891378
