A philosophy for software measurement

نویسندگان

  • Albert L. Baker
  • James M. Bieman
  • Norman E. Fenton
  • David A. Gustafson
  • Austin Melton
  • Robin W. Whitty
چکیده

We as a group { called the Grubstake Group { are convinced that software measures are essential for \controlling" software. Thus, we are dedicated to producing an environment in which software measures can be con dently used by software managers and programmers. However, we are also convinced that such an environment can only be created if there exists a formal and rigorous foundation for software measurement. This foundation will not have to be understood by the users of the software measures, but it will have to be understood by those who de ne, validate, and provide tool support for the measures. It is this foundation which we are introducing in this paper. Research is supported in part by NATO Collaborative Research Grant 034/88. Research is supported in part by ESPRIT project PDCS and by British Telecom. Research is supported in part by ONR Grant N00014-88-K-0455.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of Systems and Software

دوره 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1990