Title :
On the role of static analysis during software maintenance
Author :
Von Mayrhauser, Anneliese ; Lang, Steve
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Abstract :
Since Weiser´s study (see CACM, vol.25, no.7, p.446-52), static analysis tools, specifically data flow and slicing tools are considered useful for software maintenance. To investigate this further, we conducted an observational study with professional programmers performing a debugging and an enhancement task
Keywords :
data flow analysis; professional aspects; program debugging; program slicing; reverse engineering; software maintenance; data flow; debugging; enhancement task; professional programmers; slicing tools; software maintenance; static analysis; Buildings; Cognitive science; Computer science; Debugging; Design engineering; Ducts; Logic; Navigation; Programming profession; Software maintenance;
Conference_Titel :
Program Comprehension, 1999. Proceedings. Seventh International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0180-x
DOI :
10.1109/WPC.1999.777756
