Navigating and querying code without getting lost Export

@inproceedings{JanzenNavigating, abstract = {A development task related to a crosscutting concern is challenging because a developer can easily get lost when exploring scattered elements of code and the complex tangle of relationships between them. In this paper we present a source browsing tool that improves the developer's ability to work with crosscutting concerns by providing better support for exploring code. Our tool helps the developer to remain oriented while exploring and navigating across a code base. The cognitive burden placed on a developer is reduced by avoiding disorienting view switches and by providing an explicit representation of the exploration process in terms of exploration paths. While our tool is generally useful, good navigation support is particularly important when exploring crosscutting concerns.}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Janzen, Doug and De Volder, Kris}, booktitle = {AOSD '03: Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Aspect-oriented software development}, citeulike-article-id = {950448}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=643622}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/643603.643622}, doi = {10.1145/643603.643622}, isbn = {1-58113-660-9}, keywords = {navigation}, location = {Boston, Massachusetts}, pages = {178--187}, posted-at = {2007-07-17 22:06:44}, priority = {0}, publisher = {ACM}, title = {Navigating and querying code without getting lost}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/643603.643622}, year = {2003} }

TY - CONF ID - JanzenNavigating L3 - citeulike-article-id:950448 N2 - A development task related to a crosscutting concern is challenging because a developer can easily get lost when exploring scattered elements of code and the complex tangle of relationships between them. In this paper we present a source browsing tool that improves the developer's ability to work with crosscutting concerns by providing better support for exploring code. Our tool helps the developer to remain oriented while exploring and navigating across a code base. The cognitive burden placed on a developer is reduced by avoiding disorienting view switches and by providing an explicit representation of the exploration process in terms of exploration paths. While our tool is generally useful, good navigation support is particularly important when exploring crosscutting concerns. CY - Boston, Massachusetts SN - 1-58113-660-9 AD - New York, NY, USA EP - 187 TI - Navigating and querying code without getting lost PB - ACM T2 - AOSD '03: Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Aspect-oriented software development SP - 178 KW - navigation AU - Janzen, Doug AU - De Volder, Kris PY - 2003/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/643603.643622 ER -