Eye-tracking equipment is used to assess how well a subject comprehends UML class
diagrams. The results of a study are presented in which eye movements are captured in a …

This research is concerned with detecting defects in software requirements specification.
Motivated by both the problem of producing reliable requirements and the limitations of …

Models of software systems are used throughout the software development lifecycle.
Dataflow diagrams (DFDs), in particular, are well-established resources for security analysis …

Many programming tools require information to be associated with source locations. Current
tools do this in different ways with different degrees of effectiveness. This paper is an …

The field of program comprehension is characterized by both the continuing development of
new tools and techniques and the adaptation of existing techniques to address program …

Software design has been well recognized as an important means to achieve high reliability,
and formal specification can help enhance the quality of design. However, communications …

The importance of software in everyday products and services has been on constant rise
and so is the complexity of software. In face of this rising complexity and our dependence on …

In this paper we present an experiment and two replications aimed at comparing the support
provided by ER and UML class diagrams during comprehension activities by focusing on the …

Background: Contemporary software development organizations utilize multiple channels to
disseminate information about their indicators, measures, trends and predictions. Selecting …

In this paper we discuss issues of using students as subjects from the perspective of their
benefits in terms of learning. We conduct interviews with students who participated in the …