Pseudo dynamic metrics [software metrics]

Summary form only given. Software metrics have become an integral part of software development and are used during every phase of the software development life cycle. Research in the area of software metrics tends to focus predominantly on static metrics that are obtained by static analysis of the software artifact. But software quality attributes such as performance and reliability depend on the dynamic behavior of the software artifact. Estimating software quality attributes based on dynamic metrics for the software system are more accurate and realistic. The research presented in this paper attempts to narrow the gap between static metrics and dynamic metrics, and lay the foundation for a more systematic approach to estimate the dynamic behavior of a software system early in the software development cycle. Focusing on coupling metrics, we present an empirical study to analyze the relationship between static and dynamic coupling metrics and propose the concept of pseudo dynamic metrics to estimate the dynamic behavior early in the software development lifecycle.