Evidence relating to Object-Oriented software design: A survey

  • Authors:
  • John Bailey;David Budgen;Mark Turner;Barbara Kitchenham;Pearl Brereton;Stephen Linkman

  • Affiliations:
  • Durham University, UK;Durham University, UK;Keele University, UK;Keele University, UK;Keele University, UK;Keele University, UK

  • Venue:
  • ESEM '07 Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Context: There is little empirical knowledge of the effectiveness of the object-oriented paradigm. Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of the literature describing empirical studies of this paradigm. Method: We undertook a Mapping Study of the literature. Results: 138 papers have been identified and classified by topic, form of study involved, and source. Conclusions: The majority of empirical studies of OO concentrate on metrics, relatively few consider effectiveness.