A change impact model for changeability assessment in object-oriented software systems

Science of Computer Programming

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 155-174

  Chaumun, M Ajmal ^a   Kabaili, Hind ^a   Keller, Rudolf K ^a   Lustman, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

C++ language; Change impact; Design; Maintenance; Software engineering; Software metrics; Software quality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

OBJECT-ORIENTED (OO) SYSTEM; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036836951     PISSN: 01676423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6423(02)00058-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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