Multi-Dimensional Coupling Analysis

The Multi-Dimensional Structure of Software Systems

A software system can be regarded as a complex web of code artifacts. Couplings between the code artifacts represent the references, calls, dependencies, imports, and similarities of the system. Together, these different coupling concepts form a multi-dimensional model of the software system.

The goal of this research project is to analyze and exploit the multi-dimensional structure of software systems. In contrast to related research, the focus of this project is on the various concepts of code coupling rather than on investigating a single coupling concept for a particular application.

This website presents the results of the project in three categories:

• See - Visualizing Code Couplings in Multiple Dimensions
• Learn - Analyzing and Comparing Coupling Concepts
• Use - Exploiting Multi-Dimensional Code Couplings in Applications

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The project is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG):

"Analyse mehrdimensionaler Kopplung zur Unterstützung des Software-Entwicklungsprozesses".