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The measurement of software science parameters in software designs

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Paul A. Szulewski,

Mark H. Whitworth,

J. Barton DeWolfAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review, Volume 10, Issue 1

Pages 89 - 94

https://doi.org/10.1145/1010627.807912

Published: 01 January 1981 Publication History

Abstract

Metrics of software quality have historically focused on code quality despite the importance of early and continuous quality evaluation in a software development effort. While software science metrics have been used to measure the psychological complexity of computer programs as well as other quality related aspects of algorithm construction, techniques to measure software design quality have not been adequately addressed. In this paper, software design quality is emphasized. A general formalism for expressing software designs is presented, and a technique for identifying and counting software science parameters in design media is proposed.

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The measurement of software science parameters in software designs
1. General and reference
  1. Cross-computing tools and techniques
    1. Metrics
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Management of computing and information systems
      1. System management
        Quality assurance

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ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review Volume 10, Issue 1

Spring 1981

191 pages

ISSN:0163-5999

DOI:10.1145/1010627

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Proceedings of the 1981 ACM workshop/symposium on Measurement and evaluation of software quality
January 1981
191 pages
ISBN:0897910389
DOI:10.1145/800003
Chairmen:
Mitchell G. Spiegel,
John E. Gaffney,
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