DocumentCode
750025
Title
The Frequency Distribution of Operators in PL/I Programs
Author
Zweben, Stuart H. ; Halstead, Maurice H.
Author_Institution
Department of Computer and Information Science, The Ohio State University
Issue
2
fYear
1979
fDate
3/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
91
Lastpage
95
Abstract
During the past few years, several investigators have noted definite patterns in the distribution of operators in computer programs. Their proposed models have provided explanations for other observed software phenomena and have suggested possible relationships between programming languages and natural languages. However, these models contain notable deficiencies.
Keywords
Algorithm generator; frequency analysis; operator distribution; programming languages; software science; Computer languages; Computer science; Distributed computing; Frequency estimation; Information science; Mathematical model; Natural languages; Production; Roads; Software algorithms; Algorithm generator; frequency analysis; operator distribution; programming languages; software science;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0098-5589
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TSE.1979.234164
Filename
1702602
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