Visualising object-oriented source code complexity using XML

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems, ICECCS

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 161-170

  Marks, R M ^a   Wilkie, F G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; BINARY CODES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; PROGRAM COMPILERS; XML;

COMPLEXITY METRICS; GRAPHICAL METAPHORS; SOURCE CODES; VISUALIZING SOFTWARE;

OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

EID: 4444290942     PISSN: 27708527     EISSN: 27708535     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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