Abstract: In software industrial practice, the high cost of maintenance process of large-scale software has put emphasis on the need to manage the maintainability in earlier phases of a software life-cycle. This paper discusses the applicability of architectural complexity measures to managing the complexity in the maintenance phase and the reliability of the maintenance process. It also discusses the theoretical validity of the architectural complexity measures, as has been established using PVS, a formal verification system.
Index Terms:
object-oriented software, design complexity measurement, software maintenance, software maintainability, information theory.
Citation:
V. S. Alagar, Qiaoyun Li, Olga S. Ormandjieva, "Assessment of Maintainability in Object-Oriented Software," tools, pp.0194, 39th International Conference and Exhibition on Technology of Object-Oriented Languages and Systems (TOOLS39), 2001