RECON2 is a free software tool that assists C programmers in understanding unfamiliar code. Available for DOS and Unix environments, RECON2 locates where program features are implemented by tracking the execution of test cases.

Software Engineers spend a lot of time trying to figure out: "Where in this program is feature X implemented?" This question often arises during software maintenance or reuse, activities that account for more than half of all programmer time. Software Reconnaissance is a simple new technique to help answer this question.

As part of an ongoing project, software engineering students at the University of West Florida have developed a tool called RECON2 which has proved to be quite useful in attacking this problem. RECON2 has been tried on a variety of C projects by both UWF graduate students and participating companies in the Software Engineering Research Center (SERC).

About RECON2

Additional information and documentation describing how to use RECON2.

Customer Comments

Comments from people currently using RECON2 in software engineering projects.

A RECON2 Demonstration

WWW demo of RECON2.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about RECON2's use, bug fixes, etc.

RECON2 User's Manual

What is involved in setting up and using the RECON2 Software.

Download a Copy

Download a Zipped or TARed copy of RECON2 along with documentation.

Problems/Program Changes

Found a problem? Or would like a feature added to RECON2. Submit a change request.

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