A software map represents static, dynamic, and evolutionary information of software systems and their software development processes by means of 2D or 3D map-oriented information visualization. It constitutes a fundamental concept and tool in software visualization, software analytics, and software diagnosis.[1] Its primary applications include risk analysis for and monitoring of code quality, team activity, or software development progress [2] and, generally, improving effectiveness of software engineering with respect to all related artifacts, processes, and stakeholders throughout the software engineering process and software maintenance.
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- ^ Bohnet, J.; Döllner, J. (2011). "Monitoring Code Quality and Development Activity by Software Maps". Proceedings of the IEEE ACM ICSE Workshop on Managing Technical Debt. Association for Computing Machinery. pp. 9–16. doi:10.1145/1985362.1985365. ISBN 9781450305860. S2CID 17258620.