This paper describes a design specification and analysis framework to support the OO design stage. Structural and behavioral specifications of objects are integrated and formalize...
Despite the ubiquity of XML, research in metrics for XML documents is scarce. This paper proposes and discusses eleven metrics to measure the quality and complexity of XML Schema ...
Changes to software systems often entail a loss of quality, especially if they have to be accomplished under pressure of time. Long-term software projects must counter this phenome...
At the heart of a well-disciplined, systematic methodology that explicitly supports the use of COTS components is a clearly defined process for effectively using components that m...
One of the biggest problems of software development is the management of software quality, both in terms of defects and easiness of maintenance. Software production and evolution ...
Marco Scotto, Alberto Sillitti, Tullio Vernazza, G...