Title :
Measuring Improvements in Program Clarity
Author :
Gordon, Ronald D.
Author_Institution :
Digital Systems Research Department, Beil Laboratories
fDate :
3/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The sharply rising cost incurred during the production of quality software has brought with it the need for the development of new techniques of software measurement. In particular, the ability to objectively assess the clarity of a program is essential in order to rationally develop useful engineering guidelines for efficient software production and language development.
Keywords :
Cognitive psychology; program clarity; software complexity; software measurement; software science; Computer languages; Computer science; Costs; Frequency; Guidelines; Production; Programming profession; Software measurement; Software quality; Testing; Cognitive psychology; program clarity; software complexity; software measurement; software science;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSE.1979.234163
