DocumentCode
3039361
Title
An entropy metric for software maintainability
Author
Chapin, Ned
Author_Institution
California State Univ., Hayward, CA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1989
fDate
3-6 Jan 1989
Firstpage
522
Abstract
An entropy metric that can be calculated from readily available data for existing software is presented. Commercially available software provides data on the message flow in software, which are used to calculate changes in the entropy loading during software maintenance. Since entropy increases indicate increases in the disorder of the software system, entropy loading can be used as a metric in software maintenance
Keywords
software engineering; entropy metric; message flow; software maintainability; Algorithms; Computational complexity; Documentation; Entropy; Frequency; Software maintenance; Software metrics; Software systems;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
System Sciences, 1989. Vol.II: Software Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kailua-Kona, HI
Print_ISBN
0-8186-1912-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/HICSS.1989.48047
Filename
48047
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