[comp.theory] Statistical analysis of programs

mns@doc.ic.ac.uk (Sattary) (07/27/90)

Has anyone done a statistical study of programs written in programming
languages such as Modula-2, Pascal or C?

What I am particularly interested in is the distribution of typical programming
constructs such as two-way switches (if), multi-way switches (case & switch),
iterative loops (for), and conditional loops(while, repeat). What I am, in
fact, trying to do is to formulate a magic weight (per procedure and module)
for a given program based on weights associated with individual statements.

All suggestions are gratefully accepted. Please reply by email, and I'll post
a summary if there is enough interest.

Thanks in advance,

Mohammad.
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