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Using Icicle Trees to Encode the Hierarchical Structure of Source Code
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Date Issued
2016-06-10
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Abstract
This paper presents a study which evaluates the use of a tree visualisation (icicle tree) to encode the hierarchical structure of source code. The tree visualisation was combined with a source code editor in order to function as a compact overview to facilitate the process of comprehending the global structure of a source code document. Results from our study show that providing an overview visualisation led to an increase in accuracy and a decrease in completion time when participants performed counting tasks. However, in locating tasks, the presence of the visualisation led to a decrease in participants' performance.
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Conference Publication
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Eurographics: European Association for Computer Graphics
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2016 The Authors and The Eurographics Association
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
Conference Details
EuroVis 2016: 18th EG/VGTC Conference on Visualization, Groningen, the Netherlands, 6-10 June 2016
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