BSCHAAR@ADA20.ISI.EDU (07/09/86)
I'm looking for some pointers to information regarding Halstead Metrics. I'm looking for articles on what it is and how it is used. Thanks. Brian Schaar Veda Inc (703) 979-2700
jeff@augusta.UUCP (Jeff Berthold) (07/22/86)
In reference to Brian Schaar's request for information on Halstead
Metrics:
Halstead published his theories on estimating programming effort in the
article "Toward a Theoretical Basis for Estimating Programming Effort" in
the Proceedings of the ACM Conference (October, 1972) pp. 222-24. This article
was reprinted in the book "Writings of the Revolution" (Sorry, publisher and
editors name I couldn't find).
Other references sited by Shooman in his book 'Software Engineering:
Design/Reliability/Management' (McGraw-Hill Computer Science Series,
McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1983) are:
Halstead, Maurice: "Software Physics: Basic Principles", IBM Research Report
RJ1582, IBM Research Laboratory, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., May 20, 1975
Halstead, Maurice:"Elements of Software Science", Elsevier North-Holland Inc.,
New York, 1977.
Shooman goes on to say that the elements of Halstead Metrics were improved
upon and related to other basic ideas in statistical communication theory by
Professor Arthur Laemmel and Shooman himself in the following articles:
Shooman, Martin L. and Arthur Laemmel: "Statistical Theory of Computer
Programs", Digest of Papers, Fall COMPCOM'77, IEEE New York, Catalog no.
IM 0067-9, New York, October 9, 1979, pp.1-19
Laemmel, Arthur and Martin Shooman: "Statistical (Natural) Language Theory and
Computer Program Complexity", PolyTechnic Institute of New York, Report no.
POLY-EE/EP-76-020, Aug 15, 1977.
I hope these references help you.
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