DocumentCode :
1559481
Title :
A hierarchical model for object-oriented design quality assessment
Author :
Bansiya, Jagdish ; Davis, Carl G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., California State Univ., Hayward, CA, USA
Volume :
28
Issue :
1
fYear :
2002
fDate :
1/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
4
Lastpage :
17
Abstract :
The paper describes an improved hierarchical model for the assessment of high-level design quality attributes in object-oriented designs. In this model, structural and behavioral design properties of classes, objects, and their relationships are evaluated using a suite of object-oriented design metrics. This model relates design properties such as encapsulation, modularity, coupling, and cohesion to high-level quality attributes such as reusability, flexibility, and complexity using empirical and anecdotal information. The relationship or links from design properties to quality attributes are weighted in accordance with their influence and importance. The model is validated by using empirical and expert opinion to compare with the model results on several large commercial object-oriented systems. A key attribute of the model is that it can be easily modified to include different relationships and weights, thus providing a practical quality assessment tool adaptable to a variety of demands
Keywords :
data encapsulation; object-oriented programming; software metrics; software quality; behavioral design properties; cohesion; commercial object-oriented systems; coupling; design properties; encapsulation; expert opinion; hierarchical model; high-level design quality attributes; high-level quality attributes; modularity; object-oriented design metrics; object-oriented design quality assessment; product metrics; quality assessment tool; quality attributes; reusability; Object oriented modeling; Quality assessment;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0098-5589
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/32.979986
Filename :
979986
Link To Document :
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