Title :
Using knowledge-based transformations to reverse-engineer COBOL programs
Author :
Harmer, Terence J. ; McParland, Patrick J. ; Boyle, James M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Queen´´s Univ., Belfast, UK
Abstract :
We describe a program restructuring tool under development. The tool is constructed using program transformations executed by the TAMPR program transformation system. We discuss the knowledge embodied in the transformations and how they restructure an example COBOL program developed in the mid-1970s. While the tool needs to be extended further to produce a robust commercial product, early use for restructuring COBOL programs demonstrates the power and flexibility of this transformational approach
Keywords :
COBOL; knowledge based systems; reverse engineering; software tools; systems re-engineering; COBOL programs; TAMPR program transformation system; commercial product; knowledge-based transformations; program restructuring tool; reverse-engineering; software tool; system re-engineering; Computer languages; Computer science; Costs; Engines; Humans; Laboratories; Programming profession; Reverse engineering; Robustness;
Conference_Titel :
Knowledge-Based Software Engineering Conference, 1996., Proceedings of the 11th
Conference_Location :
Syracuse, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7681-7
DOI :
10.1109/KBSE.1996.552829
