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X-WR-CALNAME:MS Final Exam – Marjan Adeli
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DESCRIPTION:Facilitating Code Comprehension by Annotations in Canvas-Based 
 IDE\n\nDevelopers spend a considerable amount of time comprehending code a
 nd building accurate mental models of the code. Understanding the relation
 ships between software features within IDEs is difficult\, with informatio
 n split across different visual hierarchies making navigation cumbersome. 
 Canvas-based IDEs mitigate some of the navigation costs by allowing releva
 nt information to be presented in groups. However\, these groups have no e
 xplicit way of capturing and sharing the meaning of different spatial layo
 uts. In this thesis\, we present annotations in a canvas-based IDE called 
 Synectic to address this concern. Synectic allows users to arrange relevan
 t information in groups\, attach meaning to the arrangement\, and external
 ize thoughts and relationships between artifacts through annotations. To s
 tudy the effects of these annotations on comprehension\, we conducted a us
 er study of newcomers performing code comprehension tasks comparing Synect
 ic and Eclipse. The res! ults show annotations in Synectic increase the de
 veloper's accuracy while reducing cognitive load during newcomer comprehen
 sion tasks.\n\nMajor Advisor: Anita Sarma\nCommittee: Amir Nayyeri\nCommit
 tee: Rakesh Bobba\nGCR: Leonard Coop
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LOCATION:Kelley Engineering Center\, 2057
SUMMARY:MS Final Exam – Marjan Adeli
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 li
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