Programming Productivity"This book is intended to summarize the experiences of the first 30 years of commercial and industrial programming and to point out both the real progress that has occurred and the trends that are likely to take place in the future" Preface. |
Contents
The Problems and Paradoxes | 5 |
The Paradox of Percentages as Productivity | 13 |
LineCounting Standardization | 20 |
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activities ambiguous analysis application programs Assembler language Automated base code Central maintenance Class COBOL commercial corporations cost per defect Cost per line customers daisy wheel printer data complexity database defect removal efficiency defect removal methods Defect repairs enhancements environment error-prone modules estimating example expensive factors Field maintenance fourth-generation languages function point high-level languages IEEE impact included interactive Internal documentation job control language KLOC large systems lines of code lines of source Lines per month lines-of-code locations major ment metrics Mythical Man-Month On-line output packages paradox personnel variables PL/I planning problems productivity and quality programming languages programming systems Project and personnel prototyping quality assurance reusable code Schedules calendar months significant software development software engineering Software Engineering Economics Software Maintenance software productivity software science source code statements source lines source statements SPQR staff standard structured system development methodology Table technical tend tion unit test