Object-Oriented Design Measurement

Object-oriented software requires a unique set of metrics. Researchers have created a number of metrics which allow developers to test and measure not just the code but the design itself. These metrics analyze in advance whether the software being developed will fulfill customer requirements and how it will respond in a disaster, hold up under stress, or cope with modification over time. This book catalogues existing, rudimentary metrics and seeks to offer an explanation of how they work. On top of explaining how to use prepackaged metrics, the author explains the tools and methods which will allow the reader to create customized metrics for specific software projects.