A tertiary study on links between source code metrics and external quality attributes

• Published in: Information and software technology Vol. 165; p. 107348
• Main Authors: Iftikhar, Umar, Ali, Nauman Bin, Börstler, Jürgen, Usman, Muhammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Code quality; Codes (symbols); Computer programming languages; Data handling; Evidence; External quality; Forecasting; Internal quality; Maintainability; Object oriented programming; Product quality; Products quality; Quality attributes; Quality modeling; Quality models; Reliability; Source code metrics; Tertiary review; Tertiary study; Product quality; Tertiary review; Evidence; Code quality; Tertiary study; Quality models
• ISSN: 0950-5849; 1873-6025; 1873-6025
• DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2023.107348

Several secondary studies have investigated the relationship between internal quality attributes, source code metrics and external quality attributes. Sometimes they have contradictory results. We synthesize evidence of the link between internal quality attributes, source code metrics and external q...