Dynamic Component Program Visualization

Dynamic program visualization, i.e. the visualization of the runtime behavior of a program as opposed to the static structure of its source code has been investigated for various kinds of programs, usually on a fairly low level. The focus has been on control flow in procedural programs or on the communication between objects in object-oriented programs. In this paper, we explore the usefulness of dynamic program visualization for component programs. We discuss how to visualize component-programs and motivate the need for a proper visualization of the communication among these components. We present a three dimensional visualization and show the integration into the HOTAGENT component development environment.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2002
• Where: WCRE
• Authors: Ludger Martin, Anke Giesl, Johannes Martin
• Keywords: Dynamic Program Visualization, Proper Visualization, Runtime Behavior, Software Engineering, WCRE 2002