Code quality analysis in open source software development

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-60

  Stamelos, Ioannis ^a   Angelis, Lefteris ^a   Oikonomou, Apostolos ^a,b   Bleris, Georgios L ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Code quality characteristics; Open source development; Software measurement; Structural code analysis; User satisfaction

Indexed keywords

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE;

CODES (SYMBOLS); CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0036103640     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2575.2002.00117.x     Document Type: Review

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