[comp.software-eng] COCOMO parameters based on UNIX/C development environment

lrm5110@tahoma.UUCP (Larry R. Masden) (04/14/89)

I appreciate all the information I recieved regarding COCOMO.  I
got a copy of the book "Software Engineering Economics" by
Barry W. Boehm and have read about the BASIC and INTERMEDIATE
modeling methods.  Now I have more questions.

My basic concern is the numeric accuracy of the parameters for use
in the UNIX / C environment.  The parameters for the formulas in
the book were developed based on information from 63 software
development projects, most of which used FORTRAN or Assembly.

Concievably, the differences between older environments and
the newer environments could be factored into the "Modern 
Programming Practices" (MODP) parameter and "Use of Software 
Tools" (TOOL) parameter in the INTERMEDIATE model.  However,
I was wondering if any parameter sets exist that have been
developed from UNIX / C projects.  These might provide a
better place for me to start.

Thanks!
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