Abstract
We first articulate the theoretic difficulties with the existing metrics designed for predicting software maintainability. To overcome the difficulties, we propose to measure a purely internal and objective attribute of code, namely change impact dependency, and show how it can be modeled to predict real change impact. The proposed base measure can be further elaborated for evaluating software maintainability.
Recommended Citation
X. F. Liu, "A Change Impact Dependency Measure for Predicting the Maintainability of Source Code," Proceedings of the 28th Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference, 2004, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Jan 2004.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/CMPSAC.2004.1342659
Meeting Name
28th Annual International Computer Software and Applications Conference, 2004
Department(s)
Computer Science
Keywords and Phrases
Change Impact Dependency Measure; Quality Measurement; Software Maintainability; Software Maintenance; Software Metrics; Software Quality; Source Code Analysis
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0730-3157
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2004 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2004
