Assessing the Support of ER and UML Class Diagrams during Maintenance Activities on Data Models

• Published in: 2008 12th European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering pp. 173 - 182
• Main Authors: De Lucia, A., Gravino, C., Oliveto, R., Tortora, G.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.04.2008
• Subjects: Context modeling; Data models; Empirical Studies; ER diagrams; Erbium; Informatics; Maintenance; Mathematics; Object oriented modeling; Relational databases; Sections; Software engineering; UML class diagrams; Unified modeling language

We present the results of two controlled experiments carried out to compare the support given by the ER and UML class diagrams during the maintenance of data models. The experiments involved master and bachelor students performing maintenance tasks on data models represented by ER and UML class diag...