Title :
Program Complexity and Programmer Productivity
Author_Institution :
Computer Science Division, The Travelers Insurance Companies
fDate :
5/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSE.1978.231497
