Analyzing Software Evolution Using the MOOD Metric Set
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Abstract
A reusable component once developed can be used several times in different applications. It is tested before every use and this
repeated testing removes defects, and increases (re)user’s confidence in the quality of the software component. For a reusable component,
quality of the component is expected to improve as it matures. However, it is also believed that the quality of a program degrades if it is not
managed in successive version releases. In this research, an attempt has been made to identify metrics trends in successive evolutions of a
reusable component in order to understand the trends in its design quality. Metrics defined in the MOOD metric set have been used to measure
system level properties of the software component.
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Keywords: Component Based Software Engineering, Software Components, Software Metrics, MOOD Metrics, Software Evolution
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