Software Metrics: A Guide to Planning, Analysis, and ApplicationThe modern field of software metrics emerged from the computer modeling and "statistical thinking" services of the 1980s. As the field evolved, metrics programs were integrated with project management, and metrics grew to be a major tool in the managerial decision-making process of software companies. Now practitioners in the software industry have |
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Software Metrics: A Guide to Planning, Analysis, and Application C. Ravindranath Pandian No preview available - 2003 |
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