Study on the Use of Defect Metrics in the Software Development Process. Flaws and Vulnerabilities

The quality compliance has become an aspect of big importance in the development of software engineering, here the term ‘defect metrics’ comes in the prevention of errors, failures and defects in the software. As a result of applying this type of metrics we can obtain quality and more reliable systems for today's world. Therefore, establishing criteria for defect metrics is a relevant step within the components that make up the software product. The main objective of this research is to show an overview of defect metrics in software products. We aim to show their benefits and limitations and the causes of vulnerabilities in applications in order to obtain better built applications. This study was carried out using different sources of information obtained from academic databases, which were: ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore, Springer Link and Science Direct. The study recovered a total of 20 research papers that met the necessary guidelines to belong to the systematic literature review; these primary studies were previously subjected to multiple quality tests. The use of software metrics contributes significantly to the quality of a software product, however, limiting factors that interfere with the full use of defect metrics are also discussed. Finding the option with the lowest risk of limiting the use of these metrics and greater gain is relevant to the creation of a software product. In addition to supporting the testing process early on, they also prevent software vulnerabilities due to their nature and incorporation in the components of a system.