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“The
ultimate goal of research in program understanding is
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to
improve the process of comprehending programs,
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whether
by improving documentation, designing better
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programming
languages, or building automated support
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tools.”
—Clayton, Rugaber, Wills
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To
me, this definition (and many, many similar ones) miss
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a key
point: What is the programmer’s task?
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Furthermore,
most good programmers seem to be good at
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knowing
what they need to know and what they don’t need
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to
know
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