Improving cohesion metrics for classes by considering dependent instance variables

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 826-832

  Chae, Heung Seok ^a   Kwon, Yong Rae ^b   Bae, Doo Hwan ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cohesion; Metrics measurement; Object oriented design

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

COHESION METRICS; OBJECT ORIENTED DESIGN;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 11244286101     PISSN: 00985589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSE.2004.88     Document Type: Article

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