| Abstract: | Several studies have appeared in recent years examining the sensitivity of standard software complexity metrics to common rules of program structuring. In most cases, these studies found support for the use of certain metrics as indices of program quality as represented by program structure. In the research described in this paper, a broader analysis of metric sensitivity to the structuring rules was conducted. The conclusions reached differ greatly from those previously advocated in the literature; i.e., the metrics under consideration are shown to be relatively insensitive to program structure. |
