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Enabling Interface Validation through Text Generation

Authors:
Håkan Burden
Rogardt Heldal
Peter Ljunglöf

Keywords: Natural language processing, Reverse engineering, Software components;

Abstract:
To obtain the information encoded in software it is necessary to master both the implementation languages and the tools. This is not only a problem for managers and user groups who have a claim in the outcome but not the necessary training in software development to decode the implementation - our case study shows that it is also a problem for the software developers. In contrast, text can be understood by everyone. The generation of textual summaries from software artifacts enables a more accessible format for validating software. Based on findings from interviewing practitioners in industry, we have developed a prototype for generating natural language summaries from component interfaces for validation purposes.

Pages: 7 to 12

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: October 27, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4316

ISBN: 978-1-61208-307-0

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from October 27, 2013 to October 31, 2013