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The relationship among commenting style, software complexity metrics, and software maintainability
Abstract
dc:description.abstractProgrammers are encouraged to comment their source programs, yet the value of the comments is not easily verified. In this study, the relationships between comment quantity and software metrics are assessed to determine whether programmers increase comment quantity in complex modules. In addition, comment quantity and software metrics are related to software maintenance data. It was found that software complexity, as measured by software metrics, accounts for a substantial portion of the variance in comment quantity. Additionally, comment quantity has no statistically significant relationship to software maintainability for the task studied.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science
- Level thesis:degree_level
- masters
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Computer Science and Applications
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Computer Science and Applications
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Virginia Tech
- Year dc:date.issued
- 1988
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Gibbins, Wilson K.
- Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
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- Henry, Sallie M.
- Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
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- Arthur, James D.
- Balci, Osman
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright
- Licence dc:rights.uri
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Dc Identifier Other
- etd-04122010-083707
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/42046