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ICPC 2020
Mon 13 - Wed 15 July 2020
co-located with ICSE 2020
Wed 15 Jul 2020 00:24 - 00:36 at ICPC - Session 9: For Developers Chair(s): Anderson Oliveira

Code comprehension is a vital mental process in any maintenance activity. It becomes decisive in large code blocks, in particular those that are governed by if-else statements. These large blocks increase the spatial distance between the if statement and its else counterpart or other dependent else statements. This increased spatial complexity makes it hard for the developer to recall the if logical expression that he has just read and understood, so he needs to go back and read it again, then understand it, and eventually negate it to get the else implicit logical expression. In extreme cases the if-else pair might occur in different pages so the developer has to scroll back and forth to grasp them both. Furthermore, to understand the else implicit negated expression he might want to go back to the farthest if statement and understand the aggregated logical expression all the way to the else which makes the understanding of the else even harder. In this work, we introduce SimplyHover, a plug-in for the Eclipse IDE that brings the if condition next to its else counterpart or one of its descendants saving the developer to go back and forth over and over again. Furthermore, SimplyHover presents to the developer, when he hovers over else, the if conditions in their negated form and even lets him write his own simplification for that. In some cases, the tool even suggests its own simplification of the aggregated expression. To demonstrate the usage and usefulness of SimplyHover, a few code snippets from real software are presented.

Wed 15 Jul

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00:00 - 01:00
Session 9: For DevelopersTool Demonstration / Research / ERA at ICPC
Chair(s): Anderson Oliveira PUC-Rio
00:00
12m
Paper
An Empirical Study on Dynamic Typing Related Practices in Python Systems
Research
Zhifei Chen Nanjing University, Yanhui Li Department of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University, Bihuan Chen Fudan University, Wanwangying Ma Nanjing University, Lin Chen Nanjing University, Baowen Xu Nanjing University
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00:12
12m
Paper
Performing Tasks Can Improve Program Comprehension Mental Model of Novice
Research
Amal A. Shargabi Qassim University, Syed Ahmad Aljunid Universiti Teknologi MARA, Muthukkaruppan Annamalai Universiti Teknologi MARA, Abdullah Mohd Zin Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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00:24
12m
Paper
SimplyHover: Improving Comprehension of else Statements
Tool Demonstration
Ahmad Jbara Computer and Cyber Sciences, Augusta University, Georgia, USA, Bar Ben Michael , Or Shacham , Omer Tavor
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00:36
12m
Paper
Combining biometric data with focused document types classifies a success of program comprehension
ERA
Toyomi Ishida Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Hidetake Uwano National Institute of Technology, Nara College, Japan, Yoshiharu Ikutani Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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00:48
12m
Paper
Program Comprehension in Virtual Reality
ERA
James Dominic Clemson University, Brock Tubre Clemson Universtiy, Jada Houser Clemson University, Charles Ritter Clemson University, Deborah Kunkel Clemson University, Paige Rodeghero Clemson University
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