Tracing complexity through the software process

Author

Ebert, Christof

Author_Institution

Alcatel SEL, Stuttgart, Germany

fYear

1995

fDate

6-10 Nov 1995

Firstpage

23

Lastpage

30

Abstract

Selected results of a research project are presented that investigate complexity growth during the complete development process of real-time systems. Our approach is to measure complexity factors independent of underlying development processes, specification methods, and development environments. We explain how the metrics are selected and then integrated into different modeling techniques. Metrics are collected automatically in a CASE environment and thus exemplified for real-time automation projects. Some typical complexity traces are provided and described. Based on such tracing plots it is possible to characterize projects, to compare different projects, and to control projects early depending on the evolvement of complexity

Keywords

computational complexity; computer aided software engineering; formal specification; real-time systems; software metrics; CASE environment; complete development process; complexity; complexity factors; development environments; real-time automation projects; real-time systems; research project; software process; specification methods; Automatic control; Automation; Computer aided software engineering; Programming; Real time systems; Software design; Software measurement; Software metrics; Software quality; Software systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering of Complex Computer Systems, 1995. Held jointly with 5th CSESAW, 3rd IEEE RTAW and 20th IFAC/IFIP WRTP, Proceedings., First IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7123-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICECCS.1995.479298

Filename

479298