Understanding software evolution is essential for software development tasks, including
debugging, maintenance, and testing. As a software system evolves, it grows in size and …

Source code comprehension of massively growing code bases is the first crucial step in
today's software development. One of the significant obstacles in reading the source code is …

The maintenance phase is an activity carried out by software engineers that requires an
understanding how computer programs work. However, most legacy systems lack …

Function calls in execution contain rich bivariate, hierarchical, and chronological
information. Many visualizations have been adopted to analyze function calls in execution …

Objective: In this article, we analyze and discuss the use of financial incentives for human-
oriented SE experimentation to derive corresponding guidelines and recommendations for …

The size of Android applications is getting larger to fulfill the requirements of various users.
However, not all the features of the applications are needed and desired by a specific user …

In the following study, we deal with data-driven support for novice programmers–students,
working in large groups. We introduce a virtual assistant, which aims to simplify …

Software comprehension is becoming increasingly time-consuming due to the continual
growth in the size of codebases. Consequently, it is becoming more critical to speed up the …

Program comprehension is an important cognitive process in software development and
maintenance, as software needs to be adequately understood for correct maintenance …

The graphics processing unit (GPU) has become one of the most important computing
technologies. Disassembly shader codes, which are machine-level codes, are important for …