A tool for the maintenance of C++ programs

Author

Sametinger, Johannes

Author_Institution

Inst. fuer Wirtschaftsinf., Linz Univ., Austria

fYear

1990

fDate

26-29 Nov 1990

Firstpage

54

Lastpage

59

Abstract

The author describes a software tool that helps programmers understand object-oriented software systems written in C++. This task is accomplished by providing information about the set of classes and files of which the system is comprised and the relationships among them. The tool described enables its users to browse easily through the system on the basis of the relations among its classes, files, and even identifiers. In addition, the flexible use of global text styles enhances the readability of the source code. The implementation of the tool is described. In particular, problems are mentioned that arise when performing static analysis of C++ programs

Keywords

C language; object-oriented programming; software maintenance; software tools; C ++ program maintenance; classes; files; global text styles; identifiers; maintenance tool; object-oriented software systems; relationships; software tool; source code readability; static analysis; system browsing; Application software; Documentation; Industrial relations; Information analysis; Object oriented programming; Performance analysis; Production; Programming profession; Software maintenance; Software systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Maintenance, 1990, Proceedings., Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2091-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSM.1990.131323

Filename

131323