Title :
CRISTA: A tool to support code comprehension based on visualization and reading technique
Author :
Porto, Daniel ; Mendonça, Manoel ; Fabbri, Sandra
Author_Institution :
Fed. Univ. of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos
Abstract :
This paper presents a tool named CRISTA that supports code comprehension through the application of stepwise abstraction. It uses a visual metaphor to represent the code and supports essential tasks for code reading, inspection and documentation. As code comprehension is time consuming, a tool can greatly improve such activity.
Keywords :
program testing; program visualisation; reverse engineering; software maintenance; system documentation; code comprehension; code documentation; code inspection; reading technique; software maintenance; stepwise abstraction; visualization technique; Documentation; Inspection; Java; Libraries; Programming profession; Reverse engineering; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Switches; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Program Comprehension, 2009. ICPC '09. IEEE 17th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3998-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8138
DOI :
10.1109/ICPC.2009.5090060
