Title :
Converting legacy code into Ada: a cognitive approach
Author :
Scandura, Joseph M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Pennsylvania & Intelligent Micro Syst. Inc.
fDate :
4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Describes a code conversion tool that helps programmers visualize and understand system design. The author first reviews current software reengineering tools and then describe a new cognitive approach to system (re)engineering based on code comprehension tools that provide a visual representation of code containing less cognitive noise. This better enables programmers to understand system design. The approach integrates code comprehension tools with current reengineering methodologies to create an integrated reengineering workbench for converting legacy code into newer languages such as Ada or C/C++.<>
Keywords :
Ada; software engineering; software tools; visual programming; Ada; code conversion; cognitive approach; integrated reengineering workbench; legacy code; software reengineering; system design; visual representation; Costs; Decision making; Fasteners; Information analysis; Intelligent systems; Pressing; Programming profession; Scattering; Software engineering; Software tools;
