Abstraction of multiple executions of object-oriented programs

ABSTRACT

Recovering software behaviors from execution traces is useful in program comprehension and maintenance. Multiple executions upon different test inputs can help to locate program behaviors related to a particular use case, i.e. a specific functionality. An abstraction and visualization environment Abstracer was developed, and experiments have been performed on an open-source software, JHotDraw.

REFERENCES

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.7 Distribution, Maintenance, and Enhancement
          Subjects: Restructuring, reverse engineering, and reengineering

Additional Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
      K.6.3 Software Management
          Subjects: Software maintenance

Keywords:
multiple executions, reverse engineering, trace abstraction