Software Development with Code Maps

作     者：DeLine, Robert Rowan, Kael Venolia, Gina 

作者机构：Microsoft Research 

出 版 物：《COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM》 (美国计算机学会通讯)

年 卷 期：2010年第53卷第8期

页      面：48-54页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 0835[工学-软件工程] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：CHARTS, diagrams, etc. COMPUTER software development COMPUTER architecture SOURCE code (Computer science) INFORMATION visualization 

摘      要：The article discusses the use of diagrams in software development. The authors present a story to illustrate how code maps are developed to illustrate computer architecture. They suggest architecture diagrams are often not specifically connected to codes and may not be task-specific. They describe the use of Code Canvas, a plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio software, to create an interactive code map. Interviews with software developers suggests that diagrams are used most often to investigate source code, design and debug programs, and serve the information needs of others regarding code.