The relationship among commenting style, software complexity metrics, and software maintainability

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dc.contributor.authorGibbins, Wilson K.en
dc.contributor.committeechairHenry, Sallie M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberArthur, James D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBalci, Osmanen
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Science and Applicationsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:33:36Zen
dc.date.adate2010-04-12en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:33:36Zen
dc.date.issued1988-05-15en
dc.date.rdate2010-04-12en
dc.date.sdate2010-04-12en
dc.description.abstractProgrammers are encouraged to comment their source programs, yet the value of the comments is not easily verified. In this study, the relationships between comment quantity and software metrics are assessed to determine whether programmers increase comment quantity in complex modules. In addition, comment quantity and software metrics are related to software maintenance data. It was found that software complexity, as measured by software metrics, accounts for a substantial portion of the variance in comment quantity. Additionally, comment quantity has no statistically significant relationship to software maintainability for the task studied.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentxi, 124 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04122010-083707en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04122010-083707/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/42046en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1988.G524.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 18706525en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1988.G524en
dc.subject.lcshComputer programmingen
dc.subject.lcshSoftware maintenanceen
dc.titleThe relationship among commenting style, software complexity metrics, and software maintainabilityen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Science and Applicationsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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