The field of program comprehension is characterized by both the continuing development of new tools and techniques and the adaptation of existing techniques to address program co...
Massimiliano Di Penta, R. E. Kurt Stirewalt, Eilee...
—Changing source code in large software systems is complex and requires a good understanding of dependencies between software components. Modification to components with little ...
Thomas Zimmermann, Nachiappan Nagappan, Kim Herzig...
The current research so far in aspect-oriented software development is focused on problem analysis, software design, and implementation techniques. Even though the importance of s...
A build system breathes life into source code, as it configures and directs the construction of a software system from textual source code modules. Surprisingly, build languages a...
Impact analysis -- determining the potential effects of changes on a software system -- plays an important role in software engineering tasks such as maintenance, regression testi...
Alessandro Orso, Taweesup Apiwattanapong, James La...