Staging software visualizations on the Web

Author

Domingue, John ; Mulholland, Paul

Author_Institution

Knowledge Media Inst., Open Univ., Milton Keynes, UK

fYear

1997

fDate

23-26 Sep 1997

Firstpage

364

Lastpage

371

Abstract

When working with computer programs, either in an educational or industrial context, there is often a need to describe a program and its behaviour either to a tutor, student or colleague. Software visualization (SV) uses techniques such as graphics and animation for describing a program or its algorithm. Software visualizations are tied to a particular place (the machine on which it runs) and time (when the person willing to demonstrate and the person wishing to view are available), restricting their usefulness. The solution to the above problem, the Internet Software Visualization Lab (ISVL), allows demonstrations to be staged over the Web, providing a rich synchronous and asynchronous communication medium. The authors are currently testing a system created in ISVL on a Master´s Programming course

Keywords

Internet; computer animation; computer science education; data visualisation; programming; ISVL; Internet Software Visualization Lab; Master´s Programming course; Web; algorithm; animation; asynchronous communication medium; computer programs; demonstrations; educational context; graphics; industrial context; program behaviour description; program description; software visualization staging; synchronous communication medium; Asynchronous communication; Computer graphics; Computer industry; Education; Internet; Programming profession; Software tools; System testing; Telephony; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Visual Languages, 1997. Proceedings. 1997 IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Isle of Capri

ISSN

1049-2615

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8144-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VL.1997.626606

Filename

626606