Using coupling measurement for impact analysis in object-oriented systems

Lionel C. Briand; Juergen Wuest; Hakim Lounis

doi:10.1109/icsm.1999.792645

Using coupling measurement for impact analysis in object-oriented systems

Lionel C. Briand, Juergen Wuest, Hakim Lounis

Experimental Software Engineering

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Many coupling measures have been proposed in the context of object-oriented (OO) systems. In addition, due to the numerous dependencies present in OO systems, several studies have highlighted the complexity of using dependency analysis to perform impact analysis. An alternative is to investigate the construction of probabilistic decision models based on coupling measurement to support impact analysis. In addition to providing an ordering of classes where ripple effects are more likely, such an approach is simple and can be automated. In our investigation, we perform a thorough analysis on a commercial C++ system where change data has been collected over several years. We identify the coupling dimensions that seem to be significantly related to ripple effects and use these dimensions to rank classes according to their probability of containing ripple effects. We then assess the expected effectiveness of such decision models.

Original language	English
Pages	475-482
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/icsm.1999.792645
Publication status	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM'99) - Oxford, UK Duration: 30 Aug 1999 → 3 Sep 1999

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Conference	Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM'99)
City	Oxford, UK
Period	30/08/99 → 3/09/99

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