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We present our experiences in applying information visualization techniques to the study of the evolution of a large telecommunication software system. We used the third dimension to portray the temporal evolution of the system and color to display software attributes. The visualization was surprisingly successful in uncovering interesting and useful patterns in the system’s evolution. To do the visualization, we built a tool that combines off-theshelf components: a database for storing software release data, VRML for displaying and navigating three-dimensional data, and a web browser for the user-interface. The tool is published on the web. The tool is capable of providing effective views of data that are always kept by software development organizations but are often ignored. Information visualization makes it possible to exploit such historical data about past projects to help in the planning stages of future software projects.
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Gall, H., Jazayeri, M., Riva, C. (1999). Application of Information Visualization to the Analysis of Software Release History. In: Gröller, E., Löffelmann, H., Ribarsky, W. (eds) Data Visualization ’99. Eurographics. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6803-5_22
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