Name
Abstract | ||
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In software technology, the need for measurement is now well recognised, but it is proving difficult to devise measures that are unique, meaningful, objective and representative. This paper presents a method for characterising inherent properties of static Prolog code and assigning to them values by measurement. The principal aim here is to demonstrate that a model-based approach to measurement helps to ensure the quality of measures. We propose a model of the data entities in Prolog program texts, together with the model of the constructors that combine them into complete programs. The model-based measurement system presented characterises data entities by a six-tuple, and composes six-tuples to yield measures of complete programs or their parts. Model-based measurement ensures that the meaning of the measures is explicit. We also describe a tool that implements the measurement system. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
1991 | 10.1049/sej.1991.0042 | Software Engineering Journal |
Field | DocType | Volume |
Programming language,System of measurement,Software technology,Computer science,Theoretical computer science,Prolog | Journal | 6 |
Issue | ISSN | Citations |
6 | 0268-6961 | 4 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
2.82 | 3 | 2 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Myers | 1 | 43 | 9.55 |
| A. A. Kaposi | 2 | 33 | 17.76 |