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FIGURE 2.1: Part of finding the uses of a data type. 14

FIGURE 2.2: The LaSSIE code-level taxonomy. 16

FIGURE 2.3: Finding the uses of a data type in LaSSIE. 17

FIGURE 2.4: Email domain model taxonomy 17

FIGURE 2.5: A Knowledge-Based Software Assistant 25

FIGURE 2.6: A simple database representation. 33

FIGURE 2.7: A framework for Domain Modeling 34

FIGURE 2.8: A simple taxonomy of primitive concepts. 39

FIGURE 3.1: A semantic network representing a C function. 50

FIGURE 3.2: Spanning multiple universes. 57

FIGURE 3.3: Code-level representation of data-types. 58

FIGURE 3.4: Classic code for the domain model generated from the code model. 60

FIGURE 3.5: The taxonomy of code-level concepts. 61

FIGURE 3.6: The seven code-level role taxonomies. 66

FIGURE 3.7: Inheritance of the superclass relationship. 69

FIGURE 3.8: Inheritance of slots. 69

FIGURE 3.9: Specialization override for slot inheritance. 71

FIGURE 4.1: Derived taxonomic roles 75

FIGURE 4.2: Inheriting superclasses - the first step. 75

FIGURE 4.3: Inheriting superclasses - the second step. 77

FIGURE 4.4: Inheriting superclasses - the final step. 78

FIGURE 4.5: Domain independent data-types. 82

FIGURE 4.6: Deriving the implementation of a method. 83

FIGURE 4.7: Deriving implementation through embedded messages. 84

FIGURE 4.8: Deriving the implementation of a deeply embedded method. 85

FIGURE 4.9: A type selection window. 91

FIGURE 4.10: An individual shell. 92

FIGURE 4.11: Entering a host individual. 92

FIGURE 4.12: The first step in filling a role with a Classic individual. 93

FIGURE 4.13: Filling a role with a different type of individual. 94

FIGURE 4.14: A role selection window. 95

FIGURE 4.15: Finding an individual to fill a role. 96

FIGURE 4.16: Choosing from all possible individuals of a type. 97

FIGURE 4.17: Viewing an individual. 98

FIGURE 4.18: Viewing individuals that fill a role. 99

FIGURE 4.19: The individual to be created. 100

FIGURE 4.20: Finding all the methods of a data-type. 100

FIGURE 4.21: All the matching individuals. 101

FIGURE 5.1: Taxonomy of concepts in the KBEDS domain ontology. 104

FIGURE 5.2: An information topic with one information item. 105

FIGURE 5.3: Knowledge about an information item. 106

FIGURE 5.4: Multiple information topics. 107

FIGURE 5.5: Overlapping concepts from the two ontologies. 108

FIGURE 5.6: Design control flow showing object evolution. 111

FIGURE 5.7: The types of mail messages. 114

FIGURE 6.1: Deriving the description of an assignment. 122

FIGURE 6.2: Deriving the access roles. 125

FIGURE 6.3: A tree window using immediate-subclass. 128

FIGURE 6.4: A tree displaying the complete data-type hierarchy. 130

FIGURE 6.5: A confusing subclass view. 131

FIGURE 6.6: A tree view of functional decomposition. 132

FIGURE 6.7: Viewing control flow as a tree. 133

FIGURE 6.8: Implementation tree of a program. 134

FIGURE 6.9: Viewing the parts of a data-type. 136

FIGURE 6.10: Another part of the same tree. 137

FIGURE 6.11: Some other tree views. 138

FIGURE 6.12: Taxonomy of primitive side effect concepts. 144

FIGURE 6.13: Deriving the direct side effects of a method. 145

FIGURE 6.14: Deriving the indirect side effects of a method. 147

FIGURE 6.15: Taxonomy of side effect concepts. 147

FIGURE 7.1: Implementing a method. 153

FIGURE 7.2: Returning to the source of a branch to create a new one. 154

FIGURE 7.3: Symbols can be selected from lists instead of being typed 155

FIGURE 7.4: Mapping from Smalltalk slots to Classic roles. 162

FIGURE 7.5: A retraction dependency. 166

FIGURE 7.6: A role-filler window for the dirty bit slot. 172

FIGURE 7.7: A role-filler window for the action that reads the slot. 172

FIGURE 7.8: Tree-window resulting from a search. 174

FIGURE 7.9: Role-filler window for the return. 176


Chris Welty - Dissertation - 17 SEP 1996
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