Metrics and evolution in open source software

Proceedings - International Conference on Quality Software

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 191-197

  Lee, Young ^a   Yang, Jeong ^b   Chang, Kai H ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(SPM) CLASSES; AUTOMATED MEASUREMENTS; CLASS GROUP; COHESION METRICS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EVOLUTION (CO); EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; METRICS (CO); OPEN SOURCES; OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE (OSS); QUALITY CHANGES; QUALITY SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE-QUALITY;

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; OPEN SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION;

EID: 46449108233     PISSN: 15506002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/QSIC.2007.4385495     Document Type: Conference Paper

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