Abstract: Software system documentation is almost always expressed informally in natural language and free text. Examples include requirement specifications, design ...

Given a Java source code, the Decomp-Java-Analysis-Service generates the Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) of the source code and leverages this structure to extract the metadata about the classes and ...

Using generics results in more robust code and avoids ClassCastExceptions in your Java programs. This in-depth tutorial introduces you to generics and their types and methods. Generics are used in ...

An abstract class is a template definition of methods and variables in a specific class, or category of objects. In programming, objects are units of code, and each object is made into a generic class ...

Abstract: Testing a program based on its specification is necessary to ensure that the program meets its desired functionality. Formal methods, based on some mathematical theories, are often used to ...

ASTExtractor is an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) extractor for Java source code, based on the Eclipse compiler. The tool functions as a wrapper of the Eclipse compiler and allows exporting the AST of ...

I began writing programs in 1957. For the past four decades I have been a computer science researcher, doing only a small amount of programming. I am the creator of the TLA+ specification language.