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Look here:
Linkname: What Are Function Points? (Capers Jones)
URL: http://www.spr.com/library/0funcmet.htm
and follow the link about "language level"

The whole paper should be of interest to you.

Other links about metrics can be found on my Ada page.

A recent discussion on comp.software-eng had the topic of "estimating
programming effort." You maight want to try deja.

All in all, I am quite skeptic about all the "scientific methods." But
sometimes this is all you have. A good estimate by someone who knows the
system, env. etc. seems to me the best way...


Ehud Lamm mslamm@mscc.huji.ac.il
http://purl.oclc.org/NET/ehudlamm <== My home on the web 
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