Stability of Java interfaces: a preliminary investigation

Authors:
Jonathan Chow;Ewan Tempero
Affiliations:
The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics
Year:
2011

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Abstract

The attribute of stability is regarded by some as an important attribute of software. Some claims regarding software design quality imply that what are called interfaces in Java are stable. This paper introduces some new metrics for investigating such claims, and presents some preliminary measurements from these metrics, which indicate that developers do not consistently develop stable interfaces.