NDLI: Measuring OO systems: a critical analysis of the MOOD metrics

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Mayer, T. Hall, T.
Copyright Year	1999
Description	Author affiliation: Centre for Syst. & Software Eng., South Bank Univ., London, UK (Mayer, T.)
Abstract	In parallel with the rise to prominence of the OO paradigm has come the acceptance that conventional software metrics are not adequate to measure object oriented systems. This has inspired a number of software practitioners and academics to develop new metrics that are suited to the OO paradigm. Arguably, the most thorough treatment of the subject is that of the MOOD team, under the leadership of Abreau. The MOOD metrics have been subjected to much empirical evaluation, with claims made regarding the usefulness of the metrics to assess external attributes such as quality and maintainability. We evaluate the MOOD metrics on a theoretical level and show that any empirical validation is premature, due to the majority of the MOOD metrics being fundamentally flawed. The metrics either fail to meet the MOOD team's own criteria or are founded on an imprecise, and in certain cases inaccurate, view of the OO paradigm. We propose our own solutions to some of these anomalies and clarify some important aspects of OO design, in particular those aspects that may cause difficulties when attempting to define accurate and meaningful metrics. The suggestions we make are not limited to the MOOD metrics but are intended to have a wider applicability in the field of OO metrics.
Starting Page	108
Ending Page	117
File Size	66328
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780769502755
DOI	10.1109/TOOLS.1999.779004
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1999-06-07
Publisher Place	France
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Mood Software engineering Software measurement Software metrics Computer languages Acoustical engineering Project management Engineering management Particle measurements
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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