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Tool users requirements classification: how software visualization tools measure up

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Mariam Sensalire,

Patrick OgaoAuthors Info & Claims

AFRIGRAPH '07: Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Computer graphics, virtual reality, visualisation and interaction in Africa

Pages 119 - 124

https://doi.org/10.1145/1294685.1294705

Published: 29 October 2007 Publication History

Abstract

Various ways of categorizing software visualization tools have been developed in the past. This paper presents a hybrid tools requirements classification for tool developers that builds onto the previous taxonomies and research results. Ten software visualization tools that differ in their functionalities are then measured on the categorization in order to show the extent to which they fulfill the requirements that are desired by tool users. It is not an extensive in-depth coverage of the tools but a comparison of the tools with the perceived requirements in an effort to address the tool adoption issue.

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Sensalire MOgao PTelea A(2009)Evaluation of software visualization tools: Lessons learned2009 5th IEEE International Workshop on Visualizing Software for Understanding and Analysis10.1109/VISSOF.2009.5336431(19-26)Online publication date: Sep-2009
https://doi.org/10.1109/VISSOF.2009.5336431
Sensalire MOgao PTelea AKoschke RHundhausen CTelea A(2008)Classifying desirable features of software visualization tools for corrective maintenanceProceedings of the 4th ACM symposium on Software visualization10.1145/1409720.1409734(87-90)Online publication date: 16-Sep-2008
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1409720.1409734

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AFRIGRAPH '07: Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Computer graphics, virtual reality, visualisation and interaction in Africa

October 2007

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ISBN:9781595939067

DOI:10.1145/1294685

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Sensalire MOgao PTelea A(2009)Evaluation of software visualization tools: Lessons learned2009 5th IEEE International Workshop on Visualizing Software for Understanding and Analysis10.1109/VISSOF.2009.5336431(19-26)Online publication date: Sep-2009
https://doi.org/10.1109/VISSOF.2009.5336431
Sensalire MOgao PTelea AKoschke RHundhausen CTelea A(2008)Classifying desirable features of software visualization tools for corrective maintenanceProceedings of the 4th ACM symposium on Software visualization10.1145/1409720.1409734(87-90)Online publication date: 16-Sep-2008
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1409720.1409734

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