VISMELLS: An Interactive Visualization for Identifying and Evaluating the Effects of Code Smells on Software Projects

2018 XLIV Latin American Computer Conference (CLEI) Pub Date : 2018-10-01 DOI:10.1109/CLEI.2018.00015

Isaac de Jesus Silva, Matheus Sampaio R. Santos, Leandro Lopes Ramos, L. P. D. S. Carvalho

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Context: Code Smells indicate potential problems in the making of software projects. If considered harmful, they must be removed from the source code. Thus, it is important to enable developers to spot the source code artifacts that have been affected by Smells. Problem: however, there is a lack of adequate approaches to make the identification of Code Smells easier while providing details about their occurrences. Goals: in order to help developers to identify Code Smells, we have developed VISMELLS, an interactive visualization. Method: we elicited requirements with the purpose of defining the functionalities of VISMELLS. After implementing the visualization we went through a qualitative analysis of its application with the help of professional software developers and computer science students. Lastly, we used the data obtained from the evaluation to determine if VISMELLS met the targeted requirements. Results: as a result, we were able to confirm that VISMELLS fulfilled its intended purpose as it received good reviews from testers.

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VISMELLS:用于识别和评估软件项目中代码气味影响的交互式可视化

上下文:代码气味表明了软件项目开发中的潜在问题。如果认为它们有害，则必须从源代码中删除。因此，让开发人员能够发现受smell影响的源代码构件是很重要的。问题:然而，缺乏足够的方法来更容易地识别代码气味，同时提供有关它们发生的细节。目标:为了帮助开发人员识别代码气味，我们开发了VISMELLS，一个交互式可视化工具。方法:我们以定义VISMELLS的功能为目的引出需求。在实现可视化之后，我们在专业软件开发人员和计算机科学专业学生的帮助下对其应用进行了定性分析。最后，我们使用从评估中获得的数据来确定VISMELLS是否满足目标需求。结果:结果，我们能够确认VISMELLS实现了它的预期目的，因为它从测试人员那里得到了很好的评价。

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