Visual monitoring of numeric variables embedded in source code
In: 2013 First IEEE Working Conference on Software Visualization (VISSOFT), 2013-09-01
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Numeric variables are one of the most frequently used data types. During the execution of a program, their values might change often. Tracing these changes can be necessary for understanding specific behavior of the program or for locating bugs. However, using a breakpoint debugger requires tedious stepping, and logging changes implies analyzing large text files. To make the monitoring of numeric variables easier, this work introduces a visualization approach that augments the source code view of an IDE by small, word-sized graphics: the visualizations accompanying the declarations of monitored variables plot read and write accesses on a timeline; detail views can be retrieved on demand. As suggested by a case study, this approach might support program comprehension and debugging.
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Visual monitoring of numeric variables embedded in source code
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Diehl, Stephan ; Hollerich, Fabrice ; Beck, Fabian ; Weiskopf, Daniel |
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Zeitschrift: | 2013 First IEEE Working Conference on Software Visualization (VISSOFT), 2013-09-01 |
Veröffentlichung: | IEEE, 2013 |
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DOI: | 10.1109/vissoft.2013.6650545 |
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