Concept recognition-based program transformation

Author

Engberts, Andre ; Kozaczynski, Wojtek ; Ning, Jim

Author_Institution

Andersen Consulting, Chicago, IL, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

15-17 Oct 1991

Firstpage

73

Lastpage

82

Abstract

An approach is described that applies a transformation paradigm to automate software maintenance activities. The approach to code-to-code (horizontal) transformation is based on a high-level understanding of the programming and application domain concepts represented by the code. A very unique characteristic of this approach is its use of concept recognition, the understanding and abstraction of high-level programming and application domain entities in programs, as the basis for transformations. A program transformation tool has been developed to support the migration of a large manufacturing control system written in COBOL

Keywords

high level languages; manufacturing computer control; software maintenance; COBOL; application domain concepts; application domain entities; concept recognition; high-level programming; high-level understanding; large manufacturing control system; program transformation tool; software maintenance activities; transformation paradigm; Automatic control; Availability; Computer bugs; Control systems; Decoding; Hardware; Information resources; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing processes; Software maintenance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Maintenance, 1991., Proceedings. Conference on

Conference_Location

Sorrento

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2325-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSM.1991.160309

Filename

160309