A principled taxonomy of software visualization

The taxonomy identifies two classes of visualization techniques. This libguide collects resources and tutorials related to data visualization. A comprehensive taxonomy of algorithm animation languages. Proceedings of the third program visualization workshop core. For a cacm special issue on debugging and software visualization. There are advances in software visualization research pertinent to this, but the adoption stage has been entirely ignored.

Pdf a number of taxonomies to classify and categorize software visualization systems have been proposed in the past. The early history of software visualization, ronald baecker, blaine price. Ppt an overview of algorithm animation powerpoint presentation free to view id. This approach can be combined with recent developments in intelligent. A technique is called dynamic if the associated visual representation is timedependent, otherwise it is called static. We constantly categorize entities to aid our understanding and navigation.

Download limit exceeded you have exceeded your daily download allowance. The taxonomy of visaulization techniques and systems. A case study of software visualization for teaching computer science in software visualization. A taxonomy of models began to emerge as a result of finding models that were repeatedly called for within the work. Combining static and dynamic data in code visualization, david eng a principled taxonomy of software visualization, blaine a. Desnoyers taxonomy of data visualization may help teach students how to use data visuals in an efficient manner. Taxonomy in biology and visualization eamonn maguire oxford university department of computer science abstracttaxonomies are core to our everyday working. We give an overview of rules and techniques to create a good algorithm animation, with emphasis on animations that would be used when teaching algorithms. This taxonomy is not based on an academic analysis of the representations themselves, but on similarity and other assessments made by experimental subjects for a sample of typical visual representations. What follows is a description of the roles models play in each phase, along with a list of model types that are often useful in that phase.

Development of the conceptual tool for complete software architecture visualization. A metastudy of software visualization effectiveness. This can be done with all kinds of programming languages in different ways with different criteria and tools. Price ba, baecker rm, small is 1993 a principled taxonomy. Software visualization is the practice of creating visual tools to map software elements or otherwise display aspects of source code. On the impact of the medium in the effectiveness of 3d software. Software systems make use of intermediate codes to translate one problem into another one manageable by the system. Although there are a few taxonomies for classifying visualization tools, each has its own defects. Automatic generation of visual presentations for software. The design and implementation of intermediate codes for. Jul 29, 2005 the field of software visualization sv investigates approaches and techniques for static and dynamic graphical representations of algorithms, programs code, and processed data. Pdf a task oriented view of software visualization researchgate. The taxonomy is an open standard conforming to the openstand principles, and is published under a creative commons licence. This study shows that desnoyers taxonomy of data visualization offers a potential way to standardize the usage of data visuals, independent of language specific sorting schemes.

Programming as a multimedia experience, the mit press, 1998, pp. Our goal is to define a list of tasks for graph visualization that has enough detail and specificity to be useful to. Software visualization is the use of the crafts of typography. M aletic j i l eigh j m arcus a and d unlap g 2001. Task taxonomy for graph visualization microsoft research. Finally, section 5 summarizes whole paper and discusses the research trend of geo visualization techniques based on our classification. A principled taxonomy of software visualization open university. We extend theoretical models of data graphics to include such transitions, introducing a taxonomy of transition types. In this paper we present a detailed taxonomy of systems for the visualization of computer software. This is a hypertext multimedia version of the paper.

Thus, a taxonomy must have a principled derivation, for an ad hoc approach invites chaos and frequent problems in categorizing new items. A commonly used method for evaluating software visualiza tions is to apply these taxonomies as an evaluation framework. There are advances in software visualization research pertinent to this, but the adoption stage. The taxonomy and principles are illustrated by sample visualizations we created while trying to understand a formal specification of the md11 flight management system. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. Software visualization is the systematic and imaginative use of the technology of interactive computer graphics, and the disciplines of graphic design, typography, colour, cinematography, animation, and sound design, to enhance the comprehension of algorithms and computer. Hundhausen, 1999, toward effective algorithm visualization artifacts. I an overview of software visualization 1 1 an introduction to software visualization 3 elaine price, ronald baecker and ian small 2 the early history of software visualization 29 ronald baecker and blaine price 3 a taxonomy of algorithm animation displays 35 marc h. In this paper, we present a taxonomy of algorithm animation languages, and apply it to evaluate a set of current languages. This is a valuable exercise, but it is not a substitute for principled analysis. The adobe flash plugin is needed to view this content. Theirs is a well detailed taxonomy whose focus is educational objectives. This paper proposes a new classification schema based on the widely used blooms cognitive taxonomy.

A free and collaborative taxonomy of data storytelling tools by philippe nieuwbourg to summarize my investigations around data storytelling tools i created a mind map. Section 4 presents taxonomy of visualization systems to clarifying the confusion that some former classification mixed up techniques and systems. In the early 1980s researchers began building systems to visualize computer programs and algorithms using newly emerging graphical workstation technology. Visualization lab animated transitions in statistical. Despite the intuitive appeal of the technology, it has failed to catch on in mainstream computer science education.

Software visualization as a pedagogical tool springerlink. Software visualization binary search tree visual language sorting network program visualization these keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. Software visualization in software maintenance, reverse engineering, and reengineering. Algorithm animation for teaching revised lectures on. The potential to use mathematics software to enhance student thinking and development is discussed and a taxonomy of software categories is outlined in this paper. A principled taxonomy of sofware visualization journal of visual languages and computing 43. Software visualization how is software visualization. We seek to provide a detailed road map of the work. Read software visualization of lr parsing and synthesized attribute evaluation, software. A large number of taxonomic approaches have been proposed for the study of diagrammatic representations. Smalla principled taxonomy of software visualization.

A principled taxonomy of software visualization sciencedirect. Classifying desirable features of software visualization. Gloor empirically assessing algorithm animations as learning aids john stasko and andrea lawrence a principled. Algorithm visualization av technology graphically illustrates how algorithms work. This is a gallery of common data visualization types that. The mit press, cambridge, ma, and london, england, 1997. Classifying software visualization tools using the blooms. Software visualization in teaching at brown university john bazik and others using software to teach computer programming. Simulations provide a unique environment for exploring new concepts, for gaining an understanding of the interplay between related complex phenomena, and for the construction of simplified working models of topics under study. It proved to be only a starting point in trying to characterize the multiple information visualization innovations occurring at university, government, and industry research labs. To appear in proceedings of the twentyfifth hawaii international conference on system sciences, january 1992.

Hundhausen department of computer and information science, university of oregon, eugene, or, 974031202 march 3, 1996 the overriding goal of software visualization sv technology is to be effectivethat is, to provide functionality that. My use of the indefinite article an in the title of this article, rather the the definite article the is important, because this taxonomy represents categories that make sense to. Practice and experience on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Cowboyrobot writes the acms queue magazine has a new, comprehensive taxonomy of visualization techniques, drawing from the theories of edward tufte and citing examples from academia, government, and the excellent nyt visualization team. Pdf the field of software visualization sv investigates approaches and techniques for static. Keywords requirements specification, visualization, formal methods 1. A number of taxonomies have been developed that iden tify the properties of sv systems 79. Another taxonomy of temporal data visualization techniques is described in 22.

Software visualization is a powerful technique for software comprehension by mapping different software aspects with visual properties such as position, size, shape, and color 2 3. Visualization technology can be used to graphically illustrate various concepts in computer science. There are a lot of software visualization tools existing for various purposes. An agile learning taxonomy innovative agile techniques. A principled taxonomy of software visualization, price, blaine a, baecker, r, small, ian s, journal of visual languages and computing, 1993. Software visualization in the large computer acm digital library. Visualization types data visualization libguides at. The fundamental idea behind software visualization is that by creating visual interfaces, creators. A visualization system for multithreaded programming. Software visualization or software visualisation refers to the visualization of information of and related to software systemseither the architecture of its source code or metrics of their runtime behavior and their development process by means of static, interactive or animated 2d or 3d visual representations of their structure, execution, behavior, and evolution.

Development of the conceptual tool for complete software. A declarative approach to visualizing concurrent computations. It is a good way to communicate complex information, because we are highly visual animals, evolved to spot patterns and make visual comparisons. Citeseerx this is a hypertext multimedia version of the. A taxonomy of simulation software harvard university. Small a principled taxonomy of software visualization journal of visual languages and computing vol.

The taxonomy can be used by algorithm visualization system designers as a tool to compare visualization system languages with each other as well as for designing and implementing new systems and language features. On the use of visualization in formal requirements. Table 1 from classifying software visualization tools. Software architecture visualization durham university community. Exploring the role of visualization and engagement in. Software visualization of lr parsing and synthesized attribute evaluation software visualization of lr parsing and synthesized attribute evaluation white, elizabeth l ruby, jeffrey. Software visualization systems have also followed this principle. The system uses a model of what the user knows about the system, the users task, and a set of visualization rules to build consistent visual presentations about software objects. This map will be an uptodate taxonomy ontology typology, of software available on. The teaching experiences of the network simplex algorithm to postgraduate students at our department, lead us to develop a visualization software which aims to support the instructor in his effort. An ontologybased approach for software visualization.

This thesis presents the results of my research in software visualization. This research aims at studying current visualization techniques and practices to propose a set of principles for designing effective software architecture visualization techniques, focusing on their support for program comprehension. Some have attributed this failure to the mixed results of experimental studies designed to substantiate av technologys educational effectiveness. This is the proceedings of the third program visualization workshop, pvw04, organized at the university of warwick, uk, on july 12, 2004. Small, a principled taxonomy of software visualization, journal of visual languages and computing, vol. We then propose design principles for creating effective transitions and illustrate the application of these principles in dynavis, a visualization system featuring animated data graphics. To visualize effectively, however, it helps to understand a little about how our brains process visual information.

What is the common ground for a science of diagrams. In this paper, we suggest a list of tasks we believe are commonly encountered. Among the latest taxonomies in software visualization is the comprehensive taxonomy of algorithm animation languages 12. Productionsized systems, particularly legacy software, can contain millions of lines of code. Implications of desnoyers taxonomy for standardization of. A taxonomy of temporal data visualization techniques. Therefore, how to choose the right visualization tool for a specific task becomes an important issue. This taxonomy was derived from an established blackbox model of software and is composed of a hierarchy with six broad categories at the top and over 30 leaflevel nodes at four hierarchical levels. A visualization software for the network simplex algorithm. A taxonomy of simulation software a work in progress kurt schmucker apple computer, inc.

A metastudy of algorithm visualization effectiveness. We attempt to fill this gap in the literature by proposing a novel and systematic taxonomy of six areas making up thirty characteristic features of software visualization technology. Table 1 from classifying software visualization tools using. Most tools provide advanced technical solutions to animate one single concept. This list contains 12 steps for turning data into a compellin. M aletic j i l eigh j m arcus a and d unlap g 2001 visualizing object oriented from dv 563 at university of massachusetts, lowell. While most information visualization research to date has consisted of exploring the space of successful designs and techniques, the field is now moving into a second phase in which this accumulated knowledge is applied in a principled manner. A metastudy of software visualization effectiveness christopher d. Briefly, there are five categories of toolbased mathematics software that can be used fruitfully in a mathematics curriculum. A periodic table of visualization methods visual literacy. A friendly integrated environment for learning and development, steven p. A taxonomy of software for mathematics instruction cite. In this paper, we present a new taxonomy for systems involved in the visualization of computer software.

Software testing visually encoding program test information to find faults in software, james eagan, mary jean harrold, james a. The research will be carried out in three main phases. Taxonomy of algorithm animation languages proceedings of. Blackwell and yuri engelhardt in proceedings of thinking with diagrams 98. Websites with a well designed taxonomy or hierarchy are easily understood by users, due to the possibility of. Background the strategies that researchers adopt to evaluate the e ectiveness of a software visualization approach can be classi. It is a companion to the visualization services provided by data and visualization services at duke university libraries. We argue that such technology, no matter how well it is designed, is of little educational value unless it engages learners in an active learning activity. Visualization techniques for the analysis of software. If a particular area later warrants closer study then a finer subdivision must be allowed. We illustrate how pesce works, showing the interaction between visual rules, constraints, and presentation methods in a software explanation example. Even a seemingly simple, smallteam project, such as a. Software visualization in prolog the computer laboratory.