Automatic evaluation of API usability using complexity metrics and visualizations

2009 31st International Conference on Software Engineering - Companion Volume, ICSE 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 299-302

  De Souza, Cleidson R B ^a   Bentolila, David L M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATED TOOL; AUTOMATIC EVALUATION; COMPLEXITY METRICS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPER; SOFTWARE SERVICES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 70349705973     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSE-COMPANION.2009.5071006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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