Title :
On evidence supporting the FEAST hypothesis and the laws of software evolution
Author :
Lehman, M.M. ; Perry, D.E. ; Ramil, J.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
Abstract :
As part of its study of the impact of feedback in the global software process on software product evolution, the FEAST/1 project has examined metric data relating to various systems in different application areas. High level similarities in the growth trends of the systems studied support the FEAST hypothesis. Inter alia, the results provide evidence compatible with the laws of software evolution, subject only to minor adjustments of the latter
Keywords :
software development management; software metrics; software process improvement; FEAST hypothesis; FEAST/1 project; global software process; software evolution laws; software metrics; software product evolution; Application software; Banking; Displays; Feedback; Isolation technology; Kernel; Operating systems; Real time systems; Software maintenance; Software systems;
Conference_Titel :
Software Metrics Symposium, 1998. Metrics 1998. Proceedings. Fifth International
Conference_Location :
Bethesda, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-9201-4
DOI :
10.1109/METRIC.1998.731229
