19th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM'03)
Using Intentional Source-Code Views to Aid Software Maintenance
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
September 22-September 26
ISBN: 0-7695-1905-9
The conceptual structure of existing software systems is often implicit or non-existing in the source code. We propose the lightweight abstraction of intentional source-code views as a means of making these conceptual structures more explicit. Based on the experience gained with two case studies, we illustrate how intentional source-code views can simplify and improve software understanding, maintenance and evolution in various ways. We present the results as a catalog of usage scenarios in a pattern-like format.
Index Terms:
Software maintenance, tool support, intentional source-code views, logic metaprogramming
Citation:
Kim Mens, Bernard Poll, Sebasti? Gonz?lez, "Using Intentional Source-Code Views to Aid Software Maintenance," icsm, pp.169, 19th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM'03), 2003