“…For source code, this information can be extracted from version control systems. The Code Time Machine [1] works with a versioning system to allow users to explore the commit history for software files. For documents, some editing platforms, such as Google Docs, keep track of the revision history.…”
In software design, the various stakeholders generate large numbers of heterogeneous artifacts. These artifacts are often developed in, and managed by, different tools. In this paper, we present our initial prototype of Linecept, a tool that helps stakeholders organize, find, and view disparate design artifacts by organizing them on a timeline that presents a single unified view of the artifacts and who created them. We have used Linecept to retrospectively capture design artifacts for its own creation and in a software design class. CCS CONCEPTS • Software and its engineering → Software design engineering; • Human-centered computing → Interaction design process and methods; Visualization systems and tools; • Applied computing → Computer-managed instruction.
“…For source code, this information can be extracted from version control systems. The Code Time Machine [1] works with a versioning system to allow users to explore the commit history for software files. For documents, some editing platforms, such as Google Docs, keep track of the revision history.…”
In software design, the various stakeholders generate large numbers of heterogeneous artifacts. These artifacts are often developed in, and managed by, different tools. In this paper, we present our initial prototype of Linecept, a tool that helps stakeholders organize, find, and view disparate design artifacts by organizing them on a timeline that presents a single unified view of the artifacts and who created them. We have used Linecept to retrospectively capture design artifacts for its own creation and in a software design class. CCS CONCEPTS • Software and its engineering → Software design engineering; • Human-centered computing → Interaction design process and methods; Visualization systems and tools; • Applied computing → Computer-managed instruction.
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