Metric framework for object-oriented real-time systems specification languages

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-65

  Nesi, P ^a   Campanai, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CESVIT/CQ ware   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES; DATA STRUCTURES; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

METRIC FRAMEWORK; REUSABILITY ESTIMATION; SYSTEM QUALITY; TESTABILITY ESTIMATION; VERIFIABILITY ESTIMATION;

COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030191037     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0164-1212(95)00064-X     Document Type: Article

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