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Locating program features using execution slices

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Wong, WE; Gokhale, SS; Horgan, JR; Trivedi, KS
Published in: Proceedings - 1999 IEEE Symposium on Application-Specific Systems and Software Engineering and Technology, ASSET 1999
January 1, 1999

An important step towards effective software maintenance is to locate the code relevant to a particular feature. We report a study applying an execution slice-based technique to a reliability and performance evaluator to identify the code which is unique to a feature, or is common to a group of features. Supported by tools called ATAC and chi/Vue, the program features in the source code can be tracked down to files, functions, lines of code, decisions, and then c- or p-uses. Our study suggests that the technique can provide software programmers and maintainers with a good starting point for quick program understanding.

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Proceedings - 1999 IEEE Symposium on Application-Specific Systems and Software Engineering and Technology, ASSET 1999

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9780769501222

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January 1, 1999

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194 / 203
 

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Wong, W. E., Gokhale, S. S., Horgan, J. R., & Trivedi, K. S. (1999). Locating program features using execution slices. In Proceedings - 1999 IEEE Symposium on Application-Specific Systems and Software Engineering and Technology, ASSET 1999 (pp. 194–203). https://doi.org/10.1109/ASSET.1999.756769
Wong, W. E., S. S. Gokhale, J. R. Horgan, and K. S. Trivedi. “Locating program features using execution slices.” In Proceedings - 1999 IEEE Symposium on Application-Specific Systems and Software Engineering and Technology, ASSET 1999, 194–203, 1999. https://doi.org/10.1109/ASSET.1999.756769.
Wong WE, Gokhale SS, Horgan JR, Trivedi KS. Locating program features using execution slices. In: Proceedings - 1999 IEEE Symposium on Application-Specific Systems and Software Engineering and Technology, ASSET 1999. 1999. p. 194–203.
Wong, W. E., et al. “Locating program features using execution slices.” Proceedings - 1999 IEEE Symposium on Application-Specific Systems and Software Engineering and Technology, ASSET 1999, 1999, pp. 194–203. Scopus, doi:10.1109/ASSET.1999.756769.
Wong WE, Gokhale SS, Horgan JR, Trivedi KS. Locating program features using execution slices. Proceedings - 1999 IEEE Symposium on Application-Specific Systems and Software Engineering and Technology, ASSET 1999. 1999. p. 194–203.
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Published In

Proceedings - 1999 IEEE Symposium on Application-Specific Systems and Software Engineering and Technology, ASSET 1999

DOI

ISBN

9780769501222

Publication Date

January 1, 1999

Start / End Page

194 / 203