Applying Information Visualization Techniques to Visual Debugging

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dc.contributor.authorCostigan, John A.en
dc.contributor.committeechairNorth, Christopher L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberShaffer, Clifford A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMcCrickard, D. Scotten
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:40:11Zen
dc.date.adate2003-07-10en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:40:11Zen
dc.date.issued2003-04-24en
dc.date.rdate2003-07-10en
dc.date.sdate2003-06-18en
dc.description.abstractIn the arena of software development, implementing a software design (no matter how perfect the design) is rarely done right the first time. Consequently, debugging one's own (or someone else's) software is inevitable, and tools that assist in this often-arduous task become very important with respect to reducing the cost of debugging as well as the cost of the software life cycle as a whole. Many tools exist with this aim, but all are lacking in a key area: information visualization. Applying information visualization techniques such as zooming, focus and context, or graphical representation of numeric data may enhance the visual debugging experience. To this end, drawing data structures as graphs is potentially a step in the right direction, but more must be done to maximize the value of time spent debugging and to minimize the actual amount of time spent debugging. This thesis will address some information visualization techniques that may be helpful in debugging (specifically with respect to visual debugging) and will present the results of a small pilot study intended to illustrate the potential value of such techniques.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06182003-021954en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06182003-021954/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/33633en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartivdthesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectzoomingen
dc.subjectoverview+detailen
dc.subjectpanningen
dc.subjectfocus+contexten
dc.subjectdebuggingen
dc.subjectvisual debuggingen
dc.titleApplying Information Visualization Techniques to Visual Debuggingen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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