The impact of programming methodology on program complexity
The rising demand and cost of software have prompted researchers to investigate factors associated with program changes in software systems. Numerous program complexity measures and statistical techniques have been used to study the effects of program complexity on program changes. The effects of programming methodology on the relationship of complexity to program changes were measured in this study. The results suggest that the relationship of length and structure complexity characteristics to program changes is consistent for different programming methodologies, while the relationship of program changes and characteristics that relate to the use of data and procedure names is not consistent for different programming methodologies.