Measuring fine-grained change in software: Towards modification-aware change metrics

Proceedings - International Software Metrics Symposium

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 251-260

  German, Daniel M ^a   Hindle, Abram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANGE METRICS; FINE-GRAINED CHANGES; VERSION CONTROL SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL SYSTEMS; MODIFICATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33749077743     PISSN: 15301435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/METRICS.2005.32     Document Type: Conference Paper

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