%0 Conference Paper %1 reynoso_assessing_2005 %A Reynoso, L. %A Genero, M. %A Piattini, M. %A Manso, E. %B Software Metrics, 2005. 11th IEEE International Symposium %D 2005 %K Language Modeling Unified coupling; diagram-based expression formal languages; maintenance; metrics; model; modifiability; notation; object object-oriented programming; software specification; understandability; {OCL} {UML} {metricsOCL} %P 10 pp.--14 %R 10.1109/METRICS.2005.12 %T Assessing the impact of coupling on the understandability and modifiability of OCL expressions within UML/OCL combined models %X Diagram-based UML notation is limited in its expressiveness thus producing a model that would be severely underspecified. The flaws in the limitation of the UML diagrams are solved by specifying UML/OCL combined models, OCL being an essential add-on to the UML diagrams. Aware of the importance of building precise models, the main goal of this paper is to carefully describe a family of experiments we have undertaken to ascertain whether any relationship exists between object coupling (defined through metrics related to navigations and collection operations) and two maintainability sub-characteristics: understandability and modifiability of OCL expressions. If such a relationship exists, we will have found early indicators of the understandability and modifiability of OCL expressions. Even though the results obtained show empirical evidence that such a relationship exists, they must be considered as preliminaries. Further validation is needed to be performed to strengthen the conclusions and external validity

@inproceedings{reynoso_assessing_2005, abstract = {Diagram-based {UML} notation is limited in its expressiveness thus producing a model that would be severely underspecified. The flaws in the limitation of the {UML} diagrams are solved by specifying {UML/OCL} combined models, {OCL} being an essential add-on to the {UML} diagrams. Aware of the importance of building precise models, the main goal of this paper is to carefully describe a family of experiments we have undertaken to ascertain whether any relationship exists between object coupling (defined through metrics related to navigations and collection operations) and two maintainability sub-characteristics: understandability and modifiability of {OCL} expressions. If such a relationship exists, we will have found early indicators of the understandability and modifiability of {OCL} expressions. Even though the results obtained show empirical evidence that such a relationship exists, they must be considered as preliminaries. Further validation is needed to be performed to strengthen the conclusions and external validity}, added-at = {2013-02-28T11:13:35.000+0100}, author = {Reynoso, L. and Genero, M. and Piattini, M. and Manso, E.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a8528c486c67a1a1232f60edaf5a777f/fritzsolms}, booktitle = {{Software Metrics, 2005. 11th {IEEE} International Symposium}}, doi = {10.1109/METRICS.2005.12}, interhash = {8d8b21c774849dfd69faaee99a1edb90}, intrahash = {a8528c486c67a1a1232f60edaf5a777f}, keywords = {Language Modeling Unified coupling; diagram-based expression formal languages; maintenance; metrics; model; modifiability; notation; object object-oriented programming; software specification; understandability; {OCL} {UML} {metricsOCL}}, lccn = {0010}, month = sep, pages = {10 pp.--14}, timestamp = {2013-02-28T11:14:06.000+0100}, title = {{Assessing the impact of coupling on the understandability and modifiability of {OCL} expressions within {UML/OCL} combined models}}, year = 2005 }