Object-Oriented Formulations for Particle-in-cell (PIC) Plasma Simulations.

Abstract

The problem that I solved is the lack of a method and validated measurements that allow software engineers to measure the quality of OO code. Software quality is composed of two collections of attributes, directly and indirectly measurable. In this study, directly measurable attributes were computed by inspecting the static code. The problem with the measurements proposed to date in the literature has been the lack of validation for their use with OO code. In addition, the literature does not contain definitions of a validated method for measuring the indirectly measurable quality attributes (or attributes that cannot be measured by an inspection or study of the static code), such as reusability. During the Fall Semester 1996, I made some progress in validating the empirical study instrument. I am planning, under the continued direction of Dr Rine, to present and defend my research results by the Summer of 1997.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA320890

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  • David Rine
  • Fatma Dandashi

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  • George Mason University

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  • Computations
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  • Engineering
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  • Operating Systems
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  • Reliability
  • Simulations
  • Software Development
  • Statistical Analysis
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  • Computer science
  • Engineering

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