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Software Engineering Metrics in the Context of Systems Engineering

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The need for reliable and high-performing software led to the emergence of software engineering . Since the birth of software engineering in 1968, new approaches and techniques were developed to govern the quality of software systems. Software metrics are used to assess the quality of software systems in terms of system attributes such as complexity , understandability , maintainability , stability. Different software metrics have been developed to measure the quality of structural and objected-oriented programming techniques.

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  1. Computer Security Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE), Concordia University, 1455, Boulevard de Maisonneuve West, EV 7-642, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1M8, Canada

    Dr. Mourad Debbabi, Dr. Yosr Jarraya & Andrei Soeanu

  2. Capabilities for Asymmetric and Radiological Defence and Simulation, Defence Research and Development Canada – Ottawa, 3701 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1A 0Z4

    Dr. Fawzi Hassaïne

  3. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University, 1455, Boulevard de Maisonneuve West, EV 13-173, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1M8, Canada

    Luay Alawneh

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Debbabi, M., Hassaïne, F., Jarraya, Y., Soeanu, A., Alawneh, L. (2010). Software Engineering Metrics in the Context of Systems Engineering. In: Verification and Validation in Systems Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15228-3_7

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