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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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.
Published In
Proceedings 1999 IEEE Symposium on Application Specific Systems and Software Engineering and Technology Asset 1999
DOI
Publication Date
January 1, 1999
Start / End Page
194 / 203