Software Evolution Storylines, Inspired By XKCD

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jamie tips this mind-blowing data visualization concept from (naturally) data visualization researcher Michael Ogawa, who explains that it was inspired by "this XKCD comic. It represents characters as lines that converge in time as they share scenes. Could this technique be adapted for software developers who work on the same code?"http://a.fsdn.com/sd/facebook_icon_large.png (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdevelopers.slashdot.org% 2Fstory%2F10%2F10%2F08%2F032223%2FSoftware-Evolution-Storylines-Inspired-By-XKCD%3Ffrom%3Dfb) http://a.fsdn.com/sd/twitter_icon_large.png (http://twitter.com/home?status=Software+Evolution+Storylines%2C+Inspi red+By+XKCD%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FbeWfwC)
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