Validation of the coupling dependency metric as a predictor of run-time failures and maintenance measures

被引：68

作者：

Binkley, AB ^{[1
]}

Schach, SR ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Vanderbilt Univ, Dept Comp Sci, Nashville, TN 37235 USA

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1998 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | 1998年

关键词：

metric; design quality; coupling; run-time failure; maintenance; validation;

D O I：

10.1109/ICSE.1998.671604

中图分类号：

TP31 [计算机软件];

学科分类号：

081202 ; 0835 ;

摘要：

The coupling dependency metric (CDM) is a successful design quality metric. Here we apply it to four case studies: run-time failure data for a COBOL registration system; maintenance data for a C text-processing utility; maintenance data for a C++ patient collaborative care system; and maintenance data for a Java electronic file transfer facility. CDM outperformed a wide variety of competing metrics in predicting run-time failures and a number of different maintenance measures. These results imply that coupling metrics may be good predictors of levels of interaction within a software product.

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