Software Cognitive Complexity Metrics for OO Design : A Survey

Authors

  • Syed Tanzeel Rabani  Research Scholar, Department of Computer Science, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
  • K. Maheswaran  Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India

Keywords:

Software Metrics, Software Complexity, Cognitive Informatics, Cognitive Complexity.

Abstract

Software metric is used to measure the quality of a software. The conventional metric may be categorized as procedural and Object-oriented metrics. Object-oriented Programming is widely used for software development from the last three decades. There arises a dire need for metrics to evaluate the quality of software in a better manner. Number of metrics are already proposed for OO design but their implementation is still very less. Cognitive Informatics plays an important role in understanding the fundamental characteristics of software. The cognitive complexity metrics is a better indicator to measure the human effort needed to perform the task and measure the difficulty in understanding the software. The primary objective of this paper is to throw some light on various Software cognitive complexity metrics. The classical and modern metrics of software cognitive complexity are discussed and analysed.

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Syed Tanzeel Rabani, K. Maheswaran, " Software Cognitive Complexity Metrics for OO Design : A Survey, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 3, Issue 3, pp.692-698, May-June-2017.