From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me
X-Spam-Level: *
X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_DATE,
	MSGID_SHORT autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4
Xref: utzoo comp.lang.c++:4115 comp.lang.smalltalk:1211 comp.lang.eiffel:332 comp.lang.ada:2512 comp.software-eng:1795 comp.lang.lisp:1965 comp.databases:3071
Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!sei!ajpo!eberard
From: eberard@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu (Edward Berard)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.eiffel,comp.lang.ada,comp.software-eng,comp.lang.lisp,comp.databases
Subject: The Search for Object-Oriented Metrics
Keywords: object-oriented, metrics
Message-ID: <528@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu>
Date: 25 Jul 89 13:38:56 GMT
List-Id: <comp.lang.ada>

Folks,

I am doing some research in the area of object-oriented metrics.
Specifically, I am interested in any metrics or metric techniques you
have used, or know about, which which are highly appropriate or unique
to the object-oriented paradigm.

I am interested in all phases of the software life-cycle, all
personnel areas (e.g., managerial as well as technical),
non-life-cycle activities (e.g., domain analysis), and in support
areas (e.g., object-oriented databases).

Examples of what I am looking for include:

	- typical size of a class in source code instructions in a
	  given language (yes, yes, yes -- there are many ways to
	  define this, I know)

	- the typical amount of time necessary for a designer to
	  design a class

	- the numbers, kinds, and distribution of reusable objects and
	  classes at an installation

	- the amount of time (and other resources necessary to
	  transition an organization to the object-oriented paradigm)

	- project and product estimation techniques for efforts using
	  an object-oriented approach

	- size and timing considerations when using an object-oriented
	  database versus a relational database

	- size and performance of a system created in an
	  object-oriented manner versus similar characteristics for
	  systems created using other paradigms

	- any other object-oriented metrics, or metric techniques,
	  that you can think of, or have experience with

Please direct all response to me. I will post a summary to this
newsgroup. If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments, feel
free to contact me.

				-- Edward V. Berard
				   Berard Software Engineering, Inc.
				   18620 Mateney Road
				   Germantown, Maryland 20874
				   E-Mail: eberard@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu
				   Phone: (301) 353-9652