Faceted Navigation for Software Exploration
Program Comprehension（2011）
摘要
Much of developers' time is spent in exploring and understanding an unfamiliar software space. In this paper, we present a novel approach that characterizes the code fragments along several orthogonal dimensions in order for developers to navigate complex software spaces in a flexible manner. Central to our approach are hierarchical faceted categories (HFC), which have become especially successful in supporting exploratory web search activities. We apply the HFC approach for exploring a sizeable open-source software system. Our preliminary evaluation shows that HFC are promising in supporting software exploration tasks.
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code navigation,public domain software,complex software spaces,unfamiliar software space,hierarchical faceted categories,code fragment,software exploration,exploratory web search activities,flexible manner,software exploration task,exploratory search,faceted navigation,complex software space,faceted search,sizeable open-source software system,open-source software system,data flow analysis,exploratory web search activity,hfc approach,hierarchical faceted category,novel approach,usability,computer science,navigation
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