The use of Software Quality Metrics in Software Maintenance
| dc.contributor.author | Kafura, Dennis G. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Reddy, Geereddy R. | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Computer Science | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-19T14:36:03Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-19T14:36:03Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1985 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper reports on a modest study which relates seven different software complexity metrics to the experience of maintenance activities performed on a medium size sofhvare system. Three different versions of the system that evolved over aperiod of three years were analyzed in this study. A major revision of the system, while still in its design phase, was also analyzed. The results of this study indicate: (1) that the growth in system complexity as determined by the software metrics agree with the general character of the maintenance tasks performed in successive versions; (2) the metrics were able to identify the improper integration of functional enhancements made to the system.; (3) the complexity values of the system components as indicated by the memcs conform well to an understanding of the system by people familiar with the system.; (4) an analysis of the redesigned version of the system showed the usefulness of software metrics in the (re)design phase by revealing a poorly sstructured component of the system This work was supported, in part, by grants from the National Science Foundation (MCS-8103707, DCR-8207110, DCR-8418257). | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier | http://eprints.cs.vt.edu/archive/00000005/ | en |
| dc.identifier.sourceurl | http://eprints.cs.vt.edu/archive/00000005/01/TR-85-33.pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.trnumber | TR-85-33 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/19992 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Department of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | en |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Historical Collection(Till Dec 2001) | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.title | The use of Software Quality Metrics in Software Maintenance | en |
| dc.type | Technical report | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
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