Title :
Validation of structure metrics: a case study
Author :
van den Berg, K.G. ; Van Den Broek, P.M. ; van Petersen, G.M.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Comput. Sci., Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
A framework for the validation of axiomatic structure metrics is presented. In a case study, the comprehensibility of type expressions in the functional programming language Miranda has been investigated. A structure metric for the comprehensibility of type expressions has been developed together with internal and external axioms. This structure metric has been validated experimentally. The calibrated metric function results in a good prediction of the comprehensibility
Keywords :
software metrics; Miranda; axiomatic structure metrics; comprehensibility; functional programming language; structure metrics; type expressions; validation framework; Computer aided software engineering; Computer science; Functional programming; Q measurement; Software measurement; Software metrics; Software systems; Tellurium; Tin; Tree data structures;
Conference_Titel :
Software Metrics Symposium, 1993. Proceedings., First International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3740-4
DOI :
10.1109/METRIC.1993.263797
