Information and knowledge retrieval within software projects and their graphical representation for collaborative programming

Abstract

This paper proposes information and knowledge mining in the source code of medium and large enterprise projects. Our methods try to recognize structures and types of source code, identify authors and users to enhance collaborative programming, and support knowledge management in software companies. Developers within and outside the teams can receive and utilize visualized information from the code and apply it to their projects. This new level of aggregated 3D visualization improves refactoring, source code reusing, implementing new features and exchanging knowledge.