Empirical validation of software metrics suites to predict fault proneness in object-oriented
(OO) components is essential to ensure their practical use in industrial settings. In this paper …

Coupling is an important property of software systems, which directly impacts program
comprehension. In addition, the strength of coupling measured between modules in …

Coupling is a fundamental property of software systems, and numerous coupling measures
have been proposed to support various development and maintenance activities. However …

Modularization is a widely advocated mechanism to manage a business process model's
size and complexity. However, the widespread use of subprocesses in models does not rest …

Coupling in software has been linked with maintainability and existing metrics are used as
predictors of external software quality attributes such as fault-proneness, impact analysis …

Software architectures are described by different views which depend upon the concerns of
the respective stakeholders. Far too often, software architectures are not documented …

Software remodularization is always a key task in the field of software reengineering. In
recent years, search-based optimization techniques have been considered as an effective …

For around three decades software engineering gurus have" sold" us the ideal of minimal
coupling and maximal cohesion at all levels of abstraction as a way to reduce the effort to …

Context A software system's structure often degrades due to repetitive maintenance. To
make a sustainable evolution of such systems, it becomes mandatory to improve their …

Key classes have become excellent starting points for developers to understand unknown
software systems. Up to now, a variety of approaches have been proposed to mine key …