Two common metrics for software size are source lines of code and function points. But by no means are these the only units of size; others include objects, modules, programs, components, and frames. Obviously there are scaling relationships between these abstractions. How can you translate one from the other to understand the proportional aspects of one metric to the next? If you knew the size of a major application in source lines of code, is there a way to equate the size using a metric like function points for people who speak that language?
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November 2000 IT Metrics Strategies: Introduction
By Michael Mah
Posted October 31, 2000 | Technology | Cutter Benchmark Review
About The Author
Michael Mah is Managing Partner of QSM Associates, Inc., a firm specializing in software measurement, project estimation, and "in-flight" control for both inhouse and outsourced/offshore development. QSM has developed and maintains one of the largest databases of more than 7,500 completed projects collected worldwide, with productivity statistics and trends on cost, schedule, and quality from more than 500 organizations and 18 countries.
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