Within this thesis the application of software complexity metrics in the object-oriented paradigm is examined. Several factors which may affect the complexity of software objects are identified and discussed. The specific applications of Maurice Halstead’s Software Science and Thomas McCabe’s cyclomatic-complexity metric are discussed in detail.
The goals here are to identify methods for applying existing software metrics to objects and to provide a basis of analysis for future studies of the measurement and control of software complexity in the object-oriented paradigm of software development.
Halstead’s length, vocabulary, volume, program levels and effort metrics are defined for objects. A limit for the McCabe cyclomatic complexity of an object is suggested. Also, tools for calculating these metrics have been developed in LISP on a Texas Instruments’ Explorer.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:WKU/oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-2930 |
| Date | 01 May 1990 |
| Creators | Coppick, John |
| Publisher | TopSCHOLAR® |
| Source Sets | Western Kentucky University Theses |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Masters Theses & Specialist Projects |
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