3 papers
cs.HC2007
The Effect of Object-Oriented Programming Expertise in Several Dimensions of Comprehension Strategies
Jean-Marie Burkhardt, Françoise Détienne, Susan Wiedenbeck
This study analyzes object-oriented (OO) program comprehension by experts and novices. We examine the effect of expertise in three dimensions of comprehension strategies: the scope…
cs.HC2006
Mental Representations Constructed by Experts and Novices in Object-Oriented Program Comprehension
Jean-Marie Burkhardt, Françoise Détienne, Susan Wiedenbeck
Previous studies on program comprehension were carried out largely in the context of procedural languages. Our purpose is to develop and evaluate a cognitive model of object-orient…
cs.HC2006
Object-Oriented Program Comprehension: Effect of Expertise, Task and Phase
Jean-Marie Burkhardt, Françoise Détienne, Susan Wiedenbeck
The goal of our study is to evaluate the effect on program comprehension of three factors that have not previously been studied in a single experiment. These factors are programmer…