SolidSX: A Visual Analysis Tool for Software Maintenance

We present SolidSX, an integrated tool for visual analysis of large software systems. SolidSX integrates static code analysis (parsing and metric computation) and multiple linked views such as treemaps, table lenses, and hierarchical edge bundles in a single environment, thereby simplifying the work of software developers interested in correlating several structure and metric aspects in understanding large software projects. We outline the features of SolidSX which make it an effective instrument in contexts where tool integration and ease-of-use are key requirements.