Assessment of coupling and cohesion for component-based software by using shannon languages

Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 33-43

  Seker, R ^a   Van Der Merwe, A J ^b   Kotze, P ^b   Tanik, M M ^c   Paul, R ^d  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d Department of Defense ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesion; Component based software; Coupling; Shannon languages

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; COUPLINGS;

COHESION; COMPONENT-BASED SOFTWARE; SHANNON LANGUAGES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 24044467772     PISSN: 10920617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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