An Introduction to Software Visualization
Submitted by guido on 6 June 2010 - 9:41am
| Title | An Introduction to Software Visualization |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 1998 |
| Authors | Price, B. A., R. M. Baecker, and I. S. Small |
| Editor | Stasko, J. T., J. Domingue, M. H. Brown, and B. A. Price |
| Book Title | Software Visualization |
| Chapter | 1 |
| Pagination | 3–27 |
| Publisher | MIT Press |
Review:
Defines and separates the terms Software Visualization, Program Visualization, Algorithm Animation; visual programming, programming by example or demonstration, computation visualization. Venn diagram illustrates terms and their relationship: Algorithm visualization (static AV, AA) versus program visualization (static code visualization / static data visualization ($\cap$ PV); data / code animation ($\cap$ PBD/PBE). Extensive taxonomy with main levels scope, content, form, method, interaction and effectiveness.
