Applying the graph-oriented GUPRO Approach in comparison to a Relational Database based Approach
Carola Lange, Harry Marsh Sneed, Andreas J. Winter · 2001
In this paper we compare the experiences of applying the graph-based GUPRO approach to experiences in applying ANAL/SoftSpec - an approach based on relational databases. We present the results of a case study in which GUPRO has been applied to a multi-language software system for stock trading (GEOS). Comparing the results of the case study with the experiences of applying ANAL/SoftSpec to GEOS we show that the graph-oriented approach enables an efficient way of source code analysis and program understanding. Keywords: comparison of program comprehension tools, relational database repository, graph-based repository, querying repositories. 1.