[1]SUN Shiwen,XIA Chengyi,WANG Li.Survey of the measurement of software structures based on complex networks[J].CAAI Transactions on Intelligent Systems,2011,6(3):208-212.
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CAAI Transactions on Intelligent Systems[ISSN 1673-4785/CN 23-1538/TP] Volume:
6
Number of periods:
2011 3
Page number:
208-212
Column:
综述
Public date:
2011-06-25
- Title:
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Survey of the measurement of software structures based on complex networks
- Author(s):
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SUN Shiwen1; 2; XIA Chengyi1; 2; WANG Li1; 2
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1.School of Computer and Communication Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300191, China;
2.Tianjin Key Laboratory of Intelligence Computing and Novel Software Technology, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Keywords:
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complex network; software structural complexity; software metrics; modeling
- CLC:
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TP311.5
- DOI:
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- Abstract:
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Software complexity is closely related to software quality, development cost, and development efficiency. Thus the measurement and control of software structural complexity is one of the most challenging problems in computer science. Recently, the research of complex networks has been providing new theories, methods, and tools for the study of software structural complexity, and overcoming some shortcomings of traditional measurement methods, such as only focusing on the microstructures and a lack of structural integrality, which results in the interdisciplinary field of complex network and traditional software engineering. In this paper, the following aspects of the research work in this new area were summarized and reviewed: topological structure analysis, network modeling, and the application of complexity controls and structural optimization. A perspective for meaningful future research emphasis was given including aspects such as network modeling based on weighted models and dynamical evolving mechanism of software systems.