Program comprehension

<h2 id="theories-of-program-comprehension">Theories of program comprehension</h2>
<p>Titles of works on program comprehension include
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<ul><li><i>Using a behavioral theory of program comprehension in software engineering</i></li>
<li><i>The concept assignment problem in program understanding</i>, and</li>
<li><i>Program Comprehension During Software Maintenance and Evolution</i>.</li></ul>
<p>Computer scientists pioneering program comprehension include Ruven Brooks, Ted J. Biggerstaff, and Anneliese von Mayrhauser.  
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Program_analysis/oaJTAjhH">Program analysis</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Program_slicing/8RpS8n0s">Program slicing</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Letovsky, Stanley (1987-12-01). "Cognitive processes in program comprehension". Journal of Systems and Software. 7 (4): 325–339. doi:10.1016/0164-1212(87)90032-X. ISSN 0164-1212. <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0164-1212%2887%2990032-X" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0164-1212%2887%2990032-X</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Storey, Margaret-Anne (2005-05-15). "Theories, methods and tools in program comprehension: Past, present and future". 13th International Workshop on Program Comprehension (IWPC'05). IWPC '05. USA: IEEE Computer Society. pp. 181–191. doi:10.1109/WPC.2005.38. ISBN 978-0-7695-2254-8. <a href="978-0-7695-2254-8" target="_blank">978-0-7695-2254-8</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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