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The chosen
classes constitute the initial focus set for Dr. Jones. The focus set is a small number of
program elements at the focus of attention for the programmer and Dr. Jones
at any one time. It’s Dr. Jones
job to maintain and diagram this focus set as the programmer explores
designs.
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In this case the
programmer wants to look at the Vehicle and Engine base classes.
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Focus+context
views, showing more detail on selected classes, could help the programmer
understand the program and make a good choice for this focus set.
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Also, the
visualization of ``bad smells’’ in the code would be useful here.
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