On the complexity of measuring software complexity

Authors:
G. Michael Schneider;Robert L. Sedlmeyer;Joe Kearney
Affiliations:
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota;University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota;University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Venue:
AFIPS '81 Proceedings of the May 4-7, 1981, national computer conference
Year:
1981

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Abstract

The term software complexity (program quality, program complexity,...) has been used by software engineering researchers to denote the testability, maintainability, readability, and/or comprehensibility of a program. Curtis points out a common bond that unites all these concepts: a program's complexity determines how difficult it is for programmers to work with.