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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. Its primary applications include risk analysis for and monitoring of code quality, team activity, or software development progress and, generally, improving effectiveness of software engineering with respect to all related artifacts, processes, and stakeholders throughout the software engineering process and software maintenance. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Software mapA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: The use of SatScan software to map spatiotemporal trends and detect disease clusters: a systematic reviewInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: The rat brain in stereotaxic coordinatesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mappingCited 19,106 times
  5. Go sideways: Software diagnosisA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Software visualizationA closely related topic

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  1. Motivation and concepts
  2. Applications
  3. Contents
  4. Mapping software system example
  5. As business intelligence tools and recommendation systems
  6. Visualization techniques
  7. History

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🆕 Influential since 2022

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