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  • Software metric
  • Measure of the degree to which software possesses some property

    In software engineering and development, a software metric is a standard of measure of a degree to which a software system or process possesses some property

    Software metric

    Software_metric

  • Software package metrics
  • Various software package metrics are used in modular programming. They have been mentioned by Robert Cecil Martin in his 2002 book Agile software development:

    Software package metrics

    Software_package_metrics

  • ABC Software Metric
  • Measurement of the size of a program

    The ABC software metric was introduced by Jerry Fitzpatrick in 1997 to overcome the drawbacks of the LOC. The metric defines an ABC score as a triplet

    ABC Software Metric

    ABC_Software_Metric

  • Software Metrics Metamodel
  • and named measures such as McCabe’s cyclomatic complexity (a software complexity metric) or gross domestic product. Values may be imported or queried

    Software Metrics Metamodel

    Software_Metrics_Metamodel

  • Cyclomatic complexity
  • Measure of the structural complexity of a software program

    Cyclomatic complexity is a software metric used to indicate the complexity of a program. It is a quantitative measure of the number of linearly independent

    Cyclomatic complexity

    Cyclomatic_complexity

  • GQM
  • Goal-oriented approach to software metrics

    GQM (goal, question, metric) is an established goal-oriented approach to software metrics to improve and measure software quality. GQM has been promoted

    GQM

    GQM

    GQM

  • Software as a service
  • Category of cloud computing

    make the software affordable. Usage may be charged based on the number of users, transactions, amount of storage spaced used, or other metrics. Many buyers

    Software as a service

    Software_as_a_service

  • Prometheus (software)
  • Free application for event monitoring and alerting

    Prometheus is a free software application for event monitoring and alerting. It records metrics in a time series database built using an HTTP pull model

    Prometheus (software)

    Prometheus (software)

    Prometheus_(software)

  • ROUGE (metric)
  • Metric used for testing NLP models

    Evaluation, is a set of metrics and a software package used for evaluating automatic summarization and machine translation software in natural language processing

    ROUGE (metric)

    ROUGE_(metric)

  • Software visualization
  • Visualization of information related to software systems

    as source codes, software metric data from measurements or from reverse engineering, traces that record execution behavior, software testing data (e.g

    Software visualization

    Software_visualization

  • Software testing
  • Checking software against expectations

    used software metrics, or measures, which are used to assist in determining the state of the software or the adequacy of the testing. A software testing

    Software testing

    Software testing

    Software_testing

  • Metric
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    Look up metric or -metric in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Metric or metrical may refer to: Metric system, an internationally adopted decimal system

    Metric

    Metric

  • Programming complexity
  • Attribute of a software system

    Laws of Software Evolution. He and his co-author Les Belady explored numerous software metrics that could be used to measure the state of software, eventually

    Programming complexity

    Programming_complexity

  • Coupling (computer programming)
  • Degree of interdependence between software modules

    the general goals of high readability and maintainability. The software quality metrics of coupling and cohesion were invented by Larry Constantine in

    Coupling (computer programming)

    Coupling (computer programming)

    Coupling_(computer_programming)

  • Software quality
  • Refers to two related but distinct notions: functional quality and structural quality

    the analysis of the software's inner structure, its source code (see Software metrics), at the unit level, and at the system level (sometimes referred to

    Software quality

    Software_quality

  • Halstead complexity measures
  • Software maintainability index

    measures are software metrics introduced by Maurice Howard Halstead in 1977 as part of his treatise on establishing an empirical science of software development

    Halstead complexity measures

    Halstead_complexity_measures

  • Fan-out (software)
  • Term used in software engineering

    has impact on the quality of a software. Middleware Coupling (computer programming) Software quality Software metric "AMQP 0-9-1 Model Explained". RabbitMQ

    Fan-out (software)

    Fan-out_(software)

  • Code coverage
  • Metric for source code testing

    lower chance of containing undetected software bugs compared to a program with low code coverage. Many different metrics can be used to calculate test coverage

    Code coverage

    Code_coverage

  • Source lines of code
  • Software metric used to measure the size of a computer program

    Source lines of code (SLOC), also known as lines of code (LOC), is a software metric used to measure the size of a computer program by counting the number

    Source lines of code

    Source_lines_of_code

  • Understand (software)
  • analysis through an array of visuals, documentation, and metric tools. It was built to help software developers comprehend, maintain, and document their source

    Understand (software)

    Understand_(software)

  • Software map
  • proportional to the complexity of the code unit (e.g., single or combined software metrics). The ground area of a virtual 3D building can be proportional to the

    Software map

    Software_map

  • Lehman's laws of software evolution
  • Software evolution laws

    Turski (1997). "Metrics and laws of software evolution—the nineties view" (PDF). Proc. 4th International Software Metrics Symposium (METRICS '97). pp. 20–32

    Lehman's laws of software evolution

    Lehman's_laws_of_software_evolution

  • Software defect indicator
  • Correlative pattern in source code

    metric that is useful in indicating software defects. Cyclomatic complexity Anti-pattern Computer program Computer programming Control flow Software engineering

    Software defect indicator

    Software_defect_indicator

  • Norman Fenton
  • British mathematician and computer scientist

    University of London. He is known for his work in software metrics and is the author of the textbook Software Metrics: A Rigorous Approach, as of 2014 in its third

    Norman Fenton

    Norman Fenton

    Norman_Fenton

  • Duplicate code
  • Repeated fragment of computer source code

    one copy. Refactoring to eliminate duplicate code can improve many software metrics, such as lines of code, cyclomatic complexity, and coupling. This may

    Duplicate code

    Duplicate_code

  • Journal of Systems and Software
  • Academic journal

    distributed, concurrent, and telecommunications systems, software metrics, reliability models for software, performance issues, and management concerns." According

    Journal of Systems and Software

    Journal_of_Systems_and_Software

  • Weissman score
  • Performance metric for lossless compression

    The Weissman score is a performance metric for lossless compression applications. It was developed by Tsachy Weissman, a professor at Stanford University

    Weissman score

    Weissman_score

  • Cost estimation in software engineering
  • Software project management activity

    of size. Software size is typically sized in SLOC, Function Point or Agile story points. Software development effort estimation Software metric Project

    Cost estimation in software engineering

    Cost_estimation_in_software_engineering

  • Sourcetrail
  • Software visualization tool

    overview of the source code. Free and open-source software portal Computer programming portal Software visualization Krill, Paul (November 21, 2019). "Sourcetrail

    Sourcetrail

    Sourcetrail

  • Efferent coupling
  • Coupling metric in software development

    Efferent coupling is a coupling metric in software development. It measures the number of data types a class knows about. This includes inheritance, interface

    Efferent coupling

    Efferent_coupling

  • Microservices
  • Collection of loosely coupled services used to build computer applications

    Stéphane (2002). "Understanding Software Evolution using a Combination of Software Visualization and Software Metrics" (PDF). Proceedings of LMO 2002

    Microservices

    Microservices

  • Cppdepend
  • Static analysis tool for C/C++ code

    (using dependency graphs, and dependency matrix) Software metrics (CppDepend currently supports 82 code metrics: Cyclomatic complexity; Afferent and Efferent

    Cppdepend

    Cppdepend

  • Function point
  • Unit of measurement

    "Specification-based software sizing: An empirical investigation of function metrics." Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual Software Engineering Workshop

    Function point

    Function_point

  • SNAP Points
  • Measurement of the size of non-functional software

    what the software shall do, in terms of tasks and services." (ISO/IEC 14143-1 definition) This can be defined as its "functionality." One metric used to

    SNAP Points

    SNAP_Points

  • List of the largest software companies
  • four metrics: sales, profit, assets, and market value. The Forbes list for software companies includes only pure-play (or nearly pure-play) software companies

    List of the largest software companies

    List_of_the_largest_software_companies

  • Cohesion (computer science)
  • Degree to which elements within a module belong together

    cohesion often correlates with loose coupling, and vice versa. The software metrics of coupling and cohesion were invented by Larry Constantine in the

    Cohesion (computer science)

    Cohesion_(computer_science)

  • Ripple effect
  • Disturbance that propagates through a system

    The concept has been applied in computer science within the field of software metrics as a complexity measure. In October 2017, according to The New York

    Ripple effect

    Ripple effect

    Ripple_effect

  • Cyclomatic number
  • Fewest graph edges whose removal breaks all cycles

    parameterized complexity on almost-trees, and has been applied in software metrics as part of the definition of cyclomatic complexity of a piece of code

    Cyclomatic number

    Cyclomatic number

    Cyclomatic_number

  • Gcov
  • Software coverage tool

    report, or HTML pages with more detailed reports. Free and open-source software portal Tcov – code coverage tool for Solaris provided in Sun Studio suite

    Gcov

    Gcov

  • Reuse metrics
  • In software engineering, many reuse metrics and models are metrics used to measure code reuse and reusability. A metric is a quantitative indicator of

    Reuse metrics

    Reuse_metrics

  • Weighted Micro Function Points
  • and volume metrics, which are then dynamically interpolated into a final effort score. In addition to compatibility with the waterfall software development

    Weighted Micro Function Points

    Weighted_Micro_Function_Points

  • NDepend
  • code rule over C# LINQ query (CQLinq). Software Metrics (NDepend currently supports more than 100 code metrics: Cyclomatic complexity; Afferent and Efferent

    NDepend

    NDepend

  • ISO/IEC 9126
  • Former ISO and IEC standard

    metrics internal metrics quality in use metrics. The quality model presented in the first part of the standard, ISO/IEC 9126-1, classifies software quality

    ISO/IEC 9126

    ISO/IEC 9126

    ISO/IEC_9126

  • Linear code sequence and jump
  • Software analysis method to identify structural units in code

    broad sense, is a software analysis method used to identify structural units in code under test. Its primary use is with dynamic software analysis to help

    Linear code sequence and jump

    Linear_code_sequence_and_jump

  • Software testing tactics
  • function points have been tested.[unreliable source?] Code coverage as a software metric can be reported as a percentage for: Function coverage, which reports

    Software testing tactics

    Software_testing_tactics

  • Use case points
  • Software size estimation technique

    Use case points (UCP or UCPs) is a software estimation technique used to forecast the software size for software development projects. UCP is used when

    Use case points

    Use_case_points

  • List of tools for static code analysis
  • review Best Coding Practices List of software development philosophies Dynamic program analysis Software metrics Integrated development environment (IDE)

    List of tools for static code analysis

    List_of_tools_for_static_code_analysis

  • Citation impact
  • Method of measuring the impact of scholarly journals and articles

    algorithm, software metrics, college and university rankings, and business performance indicators. One of the most basic citation metrics is how often

    Citation impact

    Citation_impact

  • Static program analysis
  • Analysis of computer programs without executing them

    its specification). Software metrics and reverse engineering can be described as forms of static analysis. Deriving software metrics and static analysis

    Static program analysis

    Static_program_analysis

  • COSMIC functional size measurement
  • Method to measure software size

    measure a standard functional size of a piece of software. COSMIC is an acronym of COmmon Software Measurement International Consortium, a voluntary

    COSMIC functional size measurement

    COSMIC_functional_size_measurement

  • Design predicates
  • Method to quantify the complexity of software integrations

    McCabe, to quantify the complexity of the integration of two units of software. Each of the four types of design predicates have an associated integration

    Design predicates

    Design_predicates

  • Software development effort estimation
  • Process in software development

    in software engineering Cost estimation models Cost overrun Function points Planning fallacy Proxy-based estimating Putnam model Software metric Software

    Software development effort estimation

    Software_development_effort_estimation

  • Software verification
  • Verification that software meets requirements

    Code conventions verification Bad practices (anti-pattern) detection Software metrics calculation Formal verification Verification by Analysis - The analysis

    Software verification

    Software_verification

  • Software measurement
  • analyzed against the code itself. These are called software metrics and including simple metrics, such as counting the number of lines in a single file

    Software measurement

    Software_measurement

  • Open Hub
  • Public directory of free and open source software (FOSS)

    their licenses, including license conflict information, as well as software metrics, such as source lines of code and commit statistics. The codebase history

    Open Hub

    Open Hub

    Open_Hub

  • Parasoft C/C++test
  • Integrated set of tools

    executing and maintaining unit tests, measuring code coverage and other software metrics, and executing regression tests. The errors that C/C++test discovers

    Parasoft C/C++test

    Parasoft_C/C++test

  • Observability (software)
  • Ability to collect data about software execution

    outputs. Similarly, software observability measures how well a system's state can be understood from the obtained telemetry (metrics, logs, traces, profiling)

    Observability (software)

    Observability_(software)

  • GQM+Strategies
  • Alignment". Proceedings of the DASMA Software Metric Congress (MetriKon 2013). Magdeburger Schriften zum Empirischen Software Engineering. Kaiserslautern, Germany:

    GQM+Strategies

    GQM+Strategies

  • Tcov
  • Source code coverage analysis tool

    source code coverage analysis and statement-by-statement profiling tool for software written in Fortran, C and C++. Tcov generates exact counts of the number

    Tcov

    Tcov

  • CodeScene
  • Behavioral code analysis tool

    CodeScene is a software engineering intelligence platform that combines code quality metrics with behavioral code analysis. It provides visualizations

    CodeScene

    CodeScene

  • Continuous integration
  • Software development practice

    quality control checks such as running unit tests and collect software quality metrics via processes such as static analysis and performance testing.

    Continuous integration

    Continuous integration

    Continuous_integration

  • Cockburn Scale
  • describing how much formal process a software project requires. The scale was described in Alistair Cockburn's book Agile Software Development. According to the

    Cockburn Scale

    Cockburn_Scale

  • Arial
  • Sans-serif typeface

    prohibit derivative works and free redistribution. There are some free software metric-compatible fonts used as free Arial alternatives or used for Arial

    Arial

    Arial

    Arial

  • Search-based software engineering
  • Application of metaheuristic search techniques to software engineering

    Metrics, 2004. 10th International Symposium on Software Metrics, 2004. pp. 58–69. doi:10.1109/METRIC.2004.1357891. Clark, John A.; Dolado, José Javier;

    Search-based software engineering

    Search-based_software_engineering

  • Customer acquisition cost
  • Cost of persuading a customer to purchase a product or service

    management Customer lifecycle management Performance metric Controlling Marketing Sales Venture capital Software as a service (SaaS) Chen, Pei-Yu (Sharon); Hitt

    Customer acquisition cost

    Customer_acquisition_cost

  • Libraries.io
  • source web service that lists software development project dependencies and alerts developers to new versions of the software libraries they are using. Libraries

    Libraries.io

    Libraries.io

  • Code refactoring
  • Restructuring existing computer code without changing its external behavior

    performance; software engineers face an ongoing challenge to write programs that perform faster or use less memory. Despite the availability of metrics intended

    Code refactoring

    Code_refactoring

  • MK II FPA
  • for Functionally sizing software. The MK II Method was defined by Charles Symons in book published in 1991. UK Software Metrics Association is now responsible

    MK II FPA

    MK_II_FPA

  • Robert B. Grady
  • American software development engineer

    software metrics and project management: Software Metrics: Establishing a Company-Wide Program (with Deborah L. Caswell), Practical Software Metrics for

    Robert B. Grady

    Robert_B._Grady

  • Software peer review
  • such as software inspections, define specific roles for each participant, quantify stages with entry/exit criteria, capture software metrics on the peer

    Software peer review

    Software_peer_review

  • Oblivious HTTP
  • IETF network protocol

    privacy for users, typically for specific use cases such as collecting software metrics from client devices, collecting user data for targeted advertising

    Oblivious HTTP

    Oblivious_HTTP

  • Imagix 4D
  • concurrency. Software metrics measure design quality and identify potential testing and maintenance issues. Rational Rose Rigi Software visualization

    Imagix 4D

    Imagix_4D

  • Essential complexity
  • Numerical measure of program structure

    top-level subroutine. As McCabe explains in his paper, his essential complexity metric was designed to provide a measure of how far off this ideal (of being completely

    Essential complexity

    Essential_complexity

  • Equitrac
  • Software company in Canada

    its software development and technical support at the former Software Metrics location and shuttered its Florida manufacturing plant and software development

    Equitrac

    Equitrac

    Equitrac

  • LOC
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    code (SLOC), also known as lines of code (LOC), a software metric used to measure the size of a software program Liquid Organic Cleaner, a product of Amway

    LOC

    LOC

  • Software analytics
  • into account source code, static and dynamic characteristics (e.g., software metrics) as well as related processes of their development and evolution. It

    Software analytics

    Software_analytics

  • The Simple Function Point method
  • business model for function point metrics". Retrieved 1 February 2022. Total Metrics (2007). "Methods for Software Sizing – How to Decide which Method

    The Simple Function Point method

    The_Simple_Function_Point_method

  • OxMetrics
  • Econometric software package

    OxMetrics is an econometric software including the Ox programming language for econometrics and statistics, developed by Jurgen Doornik and David Hendry

    OxMetrics

    OxMetrics

  • PCU
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    metric used in transportation engineering Photo conductor unit, the fuser drum unit used in laser printers Peak concurrent users, a software metric of

    PCU

    PCU

  • DevOps
  • Integration of software development and operations

    set of metrics which are intended to measure software development efficiency and reliability. These metrics include: Deployment Frequency: Time between

    DevOps

    DevOps

    DevOps

  • Bauhaus Project (computing)
  • Software research project collaboration

    Axivion, also known as Bauhaus Software Technologies. The Bauhaus project serves the fields of software maintenance and software reengineering. Created in

    Bauhaus Project (computing)

    Bauhaus_Project_(computing)

  • SQuORE
  • SQUORE is a software analytics and static code analysis tool for software projects. It gathers information from different artefacts types (e.g. source

    SQuORE

    SQuORE

  • Domain-to-range ratio
  • analysis, to find errors. Software testing Formal verification Voas, J.M.; Miller, K.W. (March 1993). "Semantic metrics for software testability". Journal

    Domain-to-range ratio

    Domain-to-range_ratio

  • JArchitect
  • dependency graphs, and dependency matrix) Software metrics (JArchitect currently[as of?] supports 82 code metrics: cyclomatic complexity; afferent and efferent

    JArchitect

    JArchitect

  • Software diagnosis
  • Examples of software diagnosis tools include software maps and software metrics. Software diagnosis—in contrast to many approaches in software engineering—does

    Software diagnosis

    Software_diagnosis

  • Active users
  • Performance metric for success of an internet product

    Active users is a software performance metric that is commonly used to measure the level of engagement for a particular software product or object, by

    Active users

    Active users

    Active_users

  • Software parametric models
  • scenario is defined by selecting a value for each parameter. Software project managers use software parametric models and parametric estimation tools to estimate

    Software parametric models

    Software_parametric_models

  • Coding conventions
  • Standards and guidelines for writing code

    for static code analysis List of software development philosophies MISRA Programming style Software metrics Software quality The Power of 10 Rules EditorConfig

    Coding conventions

    Coding conventions

    Coding_conventions

  • CCN
  • Topics referred to by the same term

    component of a reversible computer Cyclomatic Complexity Number, a software metric CYR61, CTGF, NOV, the first three proteins identified that belong to

    CCN

    CCN

  • Tom Gilb
  • American systems engineer, consultant, and author

    engineer, consultant, and author, known for the development of software metrics, software inspection, and evolutionary processes. Tom Gilb was born in 1940

    Tom Gilb

    Tom Gilb

    Tom_Gilb

  • Polyspace
  • Static program analysis tool

    computation, programming, memory, and other errors. It also produces software metrics such as Comment density of a source file, Cyclomatic complexity, Number

    Polyspace

    Polyspace

  • Application discovery and understanding
  • Mining Software and Change Request Repositories". 11th IEEE International Software Metrics Symposium (METRICS'05). p. 29. doi:10.1109/METRICS.2005.28

    Application discovery and understanding

    Application_discovery_and_understanding

  • Outline of software engineering
  • Overview of and topical guide to software engineering

    algorithms, formal methods, pedagogy. Michael Fagan: Software inspection. Tom Gilb: Software metrics, Software inspection, Evolutionary Delivery ("Evo"). Adele

    Outline of software engineering

    Outline_of_software_engineering

  • Semicolon
  • Punctuation mark (;)

    ISBN 978-0-13-629155-8. Perlis, Alan J; Sayward, Frederick; Shaw, Mary (1981). Software Metrics: An Analysis and Evaluation. MIT Press. p. 324. ISBN 978-0-26-216083-4

    Semicolon

    Semicolon

  • Trust metric
  • Term in psychology and sociology

    trust metric is a measurement or metric of the degree to which one social actor (an individual or a group) trusts another social actor. Trust metrics may

    Trust metric

    Trust metric

    Trust_metric

  • Common Vulnerability Scoring System
  • Standard for assessing computer system vulnerabilities

    5) × 𝑓(Impact)) The metrics are concatenated to produce the CVSS Vector for the vulnerability. A buffer overflow vulnerability affects web server software, allowing

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Common_Vulnerability_Scoring_System

  • Malware
  • Malicious software

    Malware (a portmanteau of malicious software) is any software intentionally designed to cause disruption or destruction to a computer, server, client

    Malware

    Malware

  • Connascence
  • Software quality metric

    Connascence is a software design metric introduced by Meilir Page-Jones that quantifies the degree and type of dependency between software components, evaluating

    Connascence

    Connascence

  • Metrication in the United States
  • Adoption of the metric system

    traditional measuring units. U.S. customary units have been defined in terms of metric units since the 19th century, and, according to United States law, the SI

    Metrication in the United States

    Metrication in the United States

    Metrication_in_the_United_States

  • Euclidean geometry
  • Mathematical model of the physical space

    system Hilbert's axioms Incidence geometry List of interactive geometry software Metric space Non-Euclidean geometry Ordered geometry Parallel postulate Type

    Euclidean geometry

    Euclidean geometry

    Euclidean_geometry

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