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A software study using Halstead metrics

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This paper describes an application of Maurice Halstead's software theory to a real time switching system. The Halstead metrics and the software tool developed for computing them are discussed. Analysis of the metric data indicates that the level of the switching language was not constant across algorithma and that software error data was not a linear function of volume.

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  1. 1 Halstead, Maurice H., Elements of Software Science, Elsevier North-Holland, New York, 1977, 127p. Google ScholarGoogle ScholarDigital LibraryDigital Library
  2. 2 Ketchledge, R.W., "Development of Development Methods for ESS," International Switching Symposium, Munich, 1974, pp. 412/1-412/7.Google ScholarGoogle Scholar
  3. 3 Fitzsimmons, A. and Love, T., "A Review and Evaluation of Software Science," ACM Computing Surveys, March 1978, pp. 3-18. Google ScholarGoogle ScholarDigital LibraryDigital Library

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        cover image ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review
        ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review  Volume 10, Issue 1
        Spring 1981
        191 pages
        ISSN:0163-5999
        DOI:10.1145/1010627
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