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SIGSOFT
2008
ACM
15 years 10 months ago
Why do developers neglect exception handling?
In this paper, we explore the problems associated with exception handling from a new dimension: the human. We designed a study that evaluates (1) different perspectives of softwar...
Carsten Görg, Hina Shah, Mary Jean Harrold
SEKE
2007
Springer
15 years 3 months ago
EvoSpaces: 3D Visualization of Software Architecture
This paper presents the Evospaces reverse-engineering tool that represents the architecture and metrics of complex software systems in a 3D virtual world. The main goal of our pro...
Sazzadul Alam, Philippe Dugerdil
ICSM
2002
IEEE
15 years 2 months ago
Constraining Software Evolution
Software is multidimensional but the tools that support it are not. The lack of tool support causes the software artifacts representing different dimensions to evolve independentl...
Steven P. Reiss
FASE
2006
Springer
15 years 1 months ago
The Pervasiveness of Global Data in Evolving Software Systems
In this research, we investigate the role of common coupling in evolving software systems. It can be argued that most software developers understand that the use of global data has...
Fraser P. Ruffell, Jason W. A. Selby
ASWEC
2007
IEEE
15 years 4 months ago
Improving Usability of Software Refactoring Tools
Post-deployment maintenance and evolution can account for up to 75% of the cost of developing a software system. Software refactoring can reduce the costs associated with evolutio...
Erica Mealy, David A. Carrington, Paul A. Strooper...