Multiple-parameter coupling metrics for layered component-based software

Software Quality Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-24

  Yu, Liguo ^a   Chen, Kai ^b   Ramaswamy, Srini ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^b GOOGLE INC   (United States)

^c University of Arkansas at Little Rock ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Component based software; Coupling; Coupling distance; Dependency; Metrics

Indexed keywords

COUPLINGS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; REUSABILITY;

COMPONENT BASED SOFTWARE; COMPONENT COUPLING; DEPENDENCY; METRICS; SOFTWARE COMPONENT; SOFTWARE COUPLING; SOFTWARE DEPENDENCIES; UNDERSTANDABILITY;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY;

EID: 67349182623     PISSN: 09639314     EISSN: 15731367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11219-008-9052-9     Document Type: Article

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