Coupling and strength, a la Harlan D. Mills

Proceedings - Science and Engineering for Software Development: A Recognition of Harlan D. Mills' Legacy, SESD 1999 - Co-Located With ICSE 1999

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 4-13

  Chapin, Ned ^a  

^a InfoSci Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

cohesion; components; coupling; software quality; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; COUPLINGS; DECISION TABLES;

COHESION; COMPONENTS; MEASUREMENTS OF; SOFTWARE QUALITY; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; STRENGTH; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES; WORKED-OUT EXAMPLES;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 0004857088     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SESD.1999.781106     Document Type: Conference Paper

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