An exploratory study of program comprehension strategies of procedural and object-oriented programmers
CL Corritore, S Wiedenbeck - International Journal of Human-Computer …, 2001 - Elsevier
This exploratory study examines the nature of program understanding strategies employed
during a series of comprehension and maintenance activities carried out over time. Two
dimensions of comprehension were examined: the direction of comprehension and the
breadth of comprehension. Thirty expert procedural and object-oriented (OO) programmers
studied a program and then performed modifications during two sessions held 1 week apart.
The results showed that the direction of comprehension was mixed. The OO programmers …
during a series of comprehension and maintenance activities carried out over time. Two
dimensions of comprehension were examined: the direction of comprehension and the
breadth of comprehension. Thirty expert procedural and object-oriented (OO) programmers
studied a program and then performed modifications during two sessions held 1 week apart.
The results showed that the direction of comprehension was mixed. The OO programmers …