Git-Truck: Hierarchy-Oriented Visualization of Git Repository Evolution

Mircea Lungu; Kristoffer Højelse; Thomas Kilbak; Jonas Røssum; Emil Jäpelt; Leonel Merino

doi:10.1109/VISSOFT55257.2022.00021

Git-Truck: Hierarchy-Oriented Visualization of Git Repository Evolution

Mircea Lungu, Kristoffer Højelse, Thomas Kilbak, Jonas Røssum, Emil Jäpelt, Leonel Merino

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Abstract

The assessment of repository evolution is particularly complex when one needs to analyze both 1) how the codebase is organized hierarchically and 2) how this codebase evolves over time. To address this problem, we developed GitTruck, a visualization tool that includes multiple views for the analysis of the evolution of hierarchically organized Git repositories. We conducted a preliminary user evaluation with 18 participants who, using a remote and asynchronous method,
installed Git Truck, used it, and filled in a questionnaire to report their experience and impressions. We learned that participants consider particularly useful views that help them with understanding the contribution level of team members and views that highlight the parts of the system that change the most. The participants see Git Truck as a highly specialized tool; not for daily use but rather for a lower frequency of use.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2022 Working Conference on Software Visualization (VISSOFT)
Number of pages	10
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VISSOFT55257.2022.00021
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Repository evolution
Hierarchical code organization
Visualization tool
Git analysis
User evaluation

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