Supporting Task-oriented Navigation in IDEs with Configurable HeatMaps

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Abstract
Mainstream IDEs generally rely on the static structure of a software project to support browsing and navigation. We propose HeatMaps, a simple but highly configurable technique to enrich the way an IDE displays the static structure of a software system with additional kinds of information. A heatmap highlights software artifacts according to various metric values, such as bright red or pale blue, to indicate their potential degree of interest. We present a prototype system that implements heatmaps, and we describe an initial study that assesses the degree to which different heatmaps effectively guide developers in navigating software.
Date Issued
2009
Publication Type
Conference Item
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Ducasse, Stéphane
Pollet, Damien
Robbes, Romain
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Publisher
IEEE Computer Society
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restricted
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