DocumentCode
749175
Title
Program Complexity and Programmer Productivity
Author
Chen, Edward T.
Author_Institution
Computer Science Division, The Travelers Insurance Companies
Issue
3
fYear
1978
fDate
5/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
187
Lastpage
194
Abstract
This paper proposes a measure of program control complexity from an information theory viewpoint. A set of empirical data showing programmer productivity as a function of program control complexity is also presented. The data reveals a step-function-like contour to programmer productivity with increasing program control complexity.
Keywords
Control complexity; entropy; information theory; productivity; Communication system control; Computer languages; Entropy; Flowcharts; Information theory; Logic devices; Logic programming; Memory management; Productivity; Programming profession; Control complexity; entropy; information theory; productivity;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0098-5589
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TSE.1978.231497
Filename
1702520
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