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A network perspective on software modularity


Abstract:

Modularity is a desirable characteristic for software systems. In this article we propose to use a quantitative method from complex network sciences to estimate the coher...Show More

Abstract:

Modularity is a desirable characteristic for software systems. In this article we propose to use a quantitative method from complex network sciences to estimate the coherence between the modularity of the dependency network of large open source Java projects and their decomposition in terms of Java packages. The results presented in this article indicate that our methodology offers a promising and reasonable quantitative approach with potential impact on software engineering processes.
Published in: ARCS 2012
Date of Conference: 28-29 February 2012
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 21 June 2012
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Conference Location: Munich, Germany

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