Proceedings of the 2005 ACM symposium on Software visualization

Welcome to SoftVis 05.Welcome to St. Louis for the second bi-annual ACM Symposium on Software Visualization. Software visualization encompasses the development and evaluation of methods for graphically representing different aspects of software, including its structure, its abstract and concrete execution, and its evolution. The goal of this symposium is to provide a forum for researchers from different backgrounds (HCI, software engineering, programming languages, visualization, computer science education) to discuss and present original research on software visualization.This year we experienced a 17% increase in submitted papers from the fi rst iteration of the symposium. Seventy-six qualified papers were submitted, and each received at least three reviews from our panel of twenty-three international experts. Twenty papers were selected for presentation at this meeting. The proceedings showcase these exceptional papers.The conference event itself also includes a special demonstration/poster session and a number of informal breaks, allowing attendees to enjoy a reunion with old friends, fi nd an experienced colleague and discuss topics of common interest, make plans for collaboration, or meet new friends in the inviting environment of the conference setting. We also hope that you fi nd the time to relax and stroll along the Mississippi River to visit the famous Gateway to the West arch.