DocumentCode :
3388323
Title :
Measuring software evolution
Author :
Munson, John C. ; Werries, Darrell S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Idaho Univ., Moscow, ID, USA
fYear :
1996
fDate :
25-26 Mar 1996
Firstpage :
41
Lastpage :
51
Abstract :
Explores problems in the measurement of evolving software systems. As these systems change through successive builds, the complexity characteristics of the individual modules that make up the system also change. A methodology is presented that extends the notion of software complexity domains across sequential builds. Changes to software systems are then measured on these attribute domains to provide leading indicators of potential problems introduced by the changes. Also, the notion of establishing a measurement baseline is presented. This permits the comparison of a sequence of successive software builds with one another. A specific software measurement example is presented using measurement data from the Space Shuttle Primary Avionics Software System
Keywords :
aerospace computing; avionics; software metrics; space vehicles; Space Shuttle Primary Avionics Software System; attribute domains; evolving software systems; measurement baseline; module complexity characteristics; problem indicators; sequential software builds; software complexity domains; software evolution measurement; software system changes; Aerospace electronics; Application software; Computer science; Hardware; Measurement techniques; Software measurement; Software quality; Software systems; Space shuttles; Time measurement;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Software Metrics Symposium, 1996., Proceedings of the 3rd International
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7365-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/METRIC.1996.492442
Filename :
492442
Link To Document :
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