Title :
Using data abstraction to guide the restructuring of FORTRAN
Author :
Ellis, R. ; Liu, L.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Syst. Eng., Westminster Univ., London, UK
Abstract :
This paper reports on work originally initiated as part of the SERC/DTI supported Recoup project (IED4/1/2152) whose objective was to enable the recovery of the abstract design, expressed using a mathematical notation, of a program from its representation as FORTRAN code. This process involves an intermediate stage, at which the code is re-engineered so as to remove the more pathological features commonly found in FORTRAN programs. It is to the achievement of this restructuring that the work at University of Westminster has been directed
Keywords :
FORTRAN; data structures; research initiatives; reverse engineering; systems re-engineering; FORTRAN code; FORTRAN restructuring; Recoup project; SERC/DTI project; abstract design recovery; code re-engineering; data abstraction; mathematical notation;
Conference_Titel :
Reverse Engineering for Software Based Systems, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
