Presentation 2022-03-08
Dynamic Graph Based Visualization to Combine Sequence and Object Diagrams
Aki Hongo, Naoya Nitta,
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Abstract(in English) To reverse engineer complex behavior of realistic object-oriented programs based on UML is still challenging. For example in a sequence diagram, an object appears in quite different ways when it serves as a sender or receiver of a message and as a parameter or return value, and thus compound method invocations such as invocation chains cannot be represented directly. Therefore in this paper, we present a dynamic visualization model to combine sequence and object diagrams to directly represent complex collaboration where the types of object roles frequently change between sender/receiver and parameter/return value. Through experiments with 24 professional Java programmers, we confirmed that our dynamic visualization model is more effective than a certain static visualization model for such complex collaboration.
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Keyword(in English) program comprehension, / dynamic visualization / sequence diagram / object diagram / dynamic metrics
Paper # SS2021-59
Date of Issue 2022-02-28 (SS)

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Committee SS
Conference Date 2022/3/7(2days)
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Place (in English) Online
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Topics (in English) Software Science etc.
Chair Takashi Kobayashi(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Vice Chair Kozo Okano(Shinshu Univ.)
Secretary Kozo Okano(Hiroshima City Univ.)
Assistant Shinpei Ogata(Shinshu Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Software Science
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Dynamic Graph Based Visualization to Combine Sequence and Object Diagrams
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) program comprehension,
Keyword(2) dynamic visualization
Keyword(3) sequence diagram
Keyword(4) object diagram
Keyword(5) dynamic metrics
1st Author's Name Aki Hongo
1st Author's Affiliation Graduate School of Konan University(Konan Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Naoya Nitta
2nd Author's Affiliation Graduate School of Konan University(Konan Univ.)
Date 2022-03-08
Paper # SS2021-59
Volume (vol) vol.121
Number (no) SS-416
Page pp.pp.103-108(SS),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2022-02-28 (SS)