Computing system metrics through reverse engineering

M. Petkovic; M.G.J. Brand, van den; A. Serebrenik; E. Korshunova

Computing system metrics through reverse engineering

M. Petkovic
, M.G.J. Brand, van den
, A. Serebrenik
, E. Korshunova

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Abstract

In this paper we present a novel approach to assess system design quality by means of automatically computed metrics based on source code. We have used in-house reverse engineering tool to extract UML diagrams, class, sequence and activity, from C++ code. These extracted UML diagrams represent the system design and can be used to compute metrics indicating the quality of the system design. The metrics can be visualized in e.g. 3-dimensional way. Besides, we describe two case studies: one to compare existing system design with automatically generated system design and the industrial case study that helped to reveal bad smells in system design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Setting quality standards (Proceedings 11th International Conference on Quality Engineering in Software Technology, Conquest 2008, Potsdam, Germany, September 24-26, 2008)
Editors	I. Schieferdecker, S. Goericke
Place of Publication	Heidelberg
Publisher	dpunkt.verlag
Pages	261-270
ISBN (Print)	978-3-89864-567-6
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Petkovic, M., Brand, van den, M. G. J., Serebrenik, A., & Korshunova, E. (2008). Computing system metrics through reverse engineering. In I. Schieferdecker, & S. Goericke (Eds.), Setting quality standards (Proceedings 11th International Conference on Quality Engineering in Software Technology, Conquest 2008, Potsdam, Germany, September 24-26, 2008) (pp. 261-270). dpunkt.verlag.

Petkovic, M. ; Brand, van den, M.G.J. ; Serebrenik, A. et al. / Computing system metrics through reverse engineering. Setting quality standards (Proceedings 11th International Conference on Quality Engineering in Software Technology, Conquest 2008, Potsdam, Germany, September 24-26, 2008). editor / I. Schieferdecker ; S. Goericke. Heidelberg : dpunkt.verlag, 2008. pp. 261-270

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Petkovic, M, Brand, van den, MGJ , Serebrenik, A & Korshunova, E 2008, Computing system metrics through reverse engineering. in I Schieferdecker & S Goericke (eds), Setting quality standards (Proceedings 11th International Conference on Quality Engineering in Software Technology, Conquest 2008, Potsdam, Germany, September 24-26, 2008). dpunkt.verlag, Heidelberg, pp. 261-270.

Computing system metrics through reverse engineering. / Petkovic, M.; Brand, van den, M.G.J.; Serebrenik, A. et al.
Setting quality standards (Proceedings 11th International Conference on Quality Engineering in Software Technology, Conquest 2008, Potsdam, Germany, September 24-26, 2008). ed. / I. Schieferdecker; S. Goericke. Heidelberg: dpunkt.verlag, 2008. p. 261-270.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Petkovic M, Brand, van den MGJ , Serebrenik A, Korshunova E. Computing system metrics through reverse engineering. In Schieferdecker I, Goericke S, editors, Setting quality standards (Proceedings 11th International Conference on Quality Engineering in Software Technology, Conquest 2008, Potsdam, Germany, September 24-26, 2008). Heidelberg: dpunkt.verlag. 2008. p. 261-270

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