DocumentCode :
985394
Title :
Software Metrics: Progress after 25 Years?
Author :
Pfleeger, Shari Lawrence
Author_Institution :
RAND Corporation
Volume :
25
Issue :
6
fYear :
2008
Firstpage :
32
Lastpage :
34
Abstract :
This article traces the increasing sophistication and use of software measurement over the past 25 years. It highlights four obstacles to more effective use of measurement: dealing with uncertainty, anticipating change, measuring "soft" characteristics, and developing heuristics.
Keywords :
Area measurement; Bicycles; Books; Capability maturity model; Pressing; Process planning; Software measurement; Software metrics; Software quality; Solids; heuristics; process; software measurement; uncertainty;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0740-7459
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MS.2008.160
Filename :
4670710
Link To Document :
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