Converting legacy code into Ada: a cognitive approach

Authors:
Joseph M. Scandura
Affiliations:
-
Venue:
Computer
Year:
1994

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Abstract

Describes a code conversion tool that helps programmers visualize and understand system design. The author first reviews current software reengineering tools and then describe a new cognitive approach to system (re)engineering based on code comprehension tools that provide a visual representation of code containing less cognitive noise. This better enables programmers to understand system design. The approach integrates code comprehension tools with current reengineering methodologies to create an integrated reengineering workbench for converting legacy code into newer languages such as Ada or C/C++.