@misc{9139, author = {Bas Cornelissen and Danny Holten and Andy Zaidman and Leon Moonen and J.J van Wijk and Arie van Deursen}, title = {Understanding Execution Traces Using Massive Sequence and Circular Bundle Views}, abstract = {The use of dynamic information to aid in software understanding is a common practice nowadays. One of the many approaches concerns the comprehension of execution traces. A major issue in this context is scalability: due to the vast amounts of information, it is a very difficult task to successfully find your way through such traces without getting lost. In this paper, we propose the use of a novel trace visu- alization method based on a massive sequence and circular bundle view, constructed with scalability in mind. By means of three usage scenarios that were conducted on three dif- ferent software systems, we show how our approach, imple- mented in a tool called EXTRAVIS, is applicable to the areas of trace exploration, feature location, and feature comprehension.}, year = {2007}, journal = {Proceedings 15th International Conference on Program Comprehension (ICPC)}, pages = {49-58}, isbn = {0-7695-2860-0}, }