Additional Ways of Putting Language Recognizers to Good Use

A recent thesis has shown that parser generators can help in the specific context of code review and locating patterns of interest in source code. Read this thesis: [login to view URL] /*SYNOPSIS*/ # Write a one-to-two-page synopsis of the two tools that are presented in the thesis (Comment Search and Code Search). Your narrative must be coherent and must describe (1) how language recognizers helped with the search and (2) how the output from each of these tools was used to draw conclusions about the source code under review. # What is the thesis' main problem statement? How relevant is the problem statement to the activity of language recognition (i.e., why would we need a parser generator to solve the problem statement)? # For each tool, include a reference, to a location within Klein's thesis where information or insight was gained. Your summary must accurately rephrase, not quote, Klein's work. # Using Comment Search and Code Search, what conclusions about source code was Klein able to derive? Given her experimental results, do you completely agree with Klein's conclusion and proposed directions for further work? Why or why not? [Must mention all of Klein's conclusions] /*PPT*/ Submit a PowerPoint presentation that walks your audience through Klein's thesis. The PowerPoint presentation is limited to 12 slides. # The first slide contains your full name. # Slides 2 through 5 present the language recognition problem (i.e., we are looking to identify linguistic structures in source code) to laypersons Use anecdotes. Include some of the examples that are used by Parr and Klein. # Slides 6 through 10 must present a snapshot of Klein's experimental work. They must cover, and accurately discuss her Code Search app and her Comment Search app, what programming languages she used to code the apps, and how a parser generator like ANTLR4 fits into the whole picture. You may use the figures included in Klein's thesis, or generate your own. Do not include algorithms or technical details, but be sure that your point get across via images, PowerPoint animations, and bulleted lists. # Slide 11 must enumerate all of the contributions that are claimed to have been made by Klein's thesis. # Slide 12 must enumerate all of the limitations of Klein's thesis. You may include limitations that you feel the thesis has but failed to mention. We typically find the limitations of a research paper in the paper's Conclusion section or in its Directions for Future Work section. Deliverables: A Word document with your narrative and a PowerPoint document with your slides. Place these two documents in a zip file and send!!