Design patterns and change proneness: An examination of five evolving systems

Proceedings - International Software Metrics Symposium

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 40-49

  Bieman, J M ^a   Straw, G ^a   Wang, H ^a   Munger, P W ^b   Alexander, R T ^a  

^a Colorado State University   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer science; Concrete; Educational institutions; Laboratories; Pattern analysis; Pattern recognition; Programming; Size measurement; Software design; Software maintenance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; CONCRETES; LABORATORIES; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; OPEN SYSTEMS; PATTERN RECOGNITION;

CHANGE PRONENESS; DIRECT MODIFICATION; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; EVOLVING SYSTEMS; OPEN SOURCE SYSTEM; PATTERN ANALYSIS; PROPRIETARY SYSTEMS; SIZE MEASUREMENTS;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84943169899     PISSN: 15301435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/METRIC.2003.1232454     Document Type: Conference Paper

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