DocumentCode
750024
Title
Measuring Improvements in Program Clarity
Author
Gordon, Ronald D.
Author_Institution
Digital Systems Research Department, Beil Laboratories
Issue
2
fYear
1979
fDate
3/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
79
Lastpage
90
Abstract
The sharply rising cost incurred during the production of quality software has brought with it the need for the development of new techniques of software measurement. In particular, the ability to objectively assess the clarity of a program is essential in order to rationally develop useful engineering guidelines for efficient software production and language development.
Keywords
Cognitive psychology; program clarity; software complexity; software measurement; software science; Computer languages; Computer science; Costs; Frequency; Guidelines; Production; Programming profession; Software measurement; Software quality; Testing; Cognitive psychology; program clarity; software complexity; software measurement; software science;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0098-5589
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TSE.1979.234163
Filename
1702601
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