Software developers must modify their programs to keep up with changing requirements and designs. Often, a conceptually simple change can require numerous edits that are similar b...
Marat Boshernitsan, Susan L. Graham, Marti A. Hear...
Programmers often have to perform change tasks that involve unfamiliar portions of a software system’s code base. To help inform the design of software development tools intende...
Jonathan Sillito, Kris De Volder, Brian Fisher, Ga...
Previous research has identified several challenges that programmers face in answering questions about a code base. To explore ways to overcome those challenges, we have develope...
Curtis Fraser, Chris Luce, Jamie Starke, Jonathan ...
Though many tools are available to help programmers working on change tasks, and several studies have been conducted to understand how programmers comprehend systems, little is kn...
The practice of software development can likely be improved if an externalized model of each programmer's knowledge of a particular code base is available. Some tools already...