Posts tagged with the "function points" tag

Sometimes it is Rocket Science

Sometimes it is Rocket Science

February 23, 2011 | Be the first to comment! Very often when describing a concept, technique or any way of doing something, you hear people quip, “It’s not rocket science.” While normally this holds true for static analysis of business applications, the difference between the capabilities of the type of automated analysis and measurement offered by CAST versus manual …Read More
Size Always Matters

Size Always Matters

February 15, 2010 | 1 Comment Corner of 26th St. and 6th Ave in NYC at 2 AM? Good to be big! Middle seat from Los Angeles to Sydney? Good to be small! Size always matters. Software is no exception. Software measurement expert Capers Jones has published data on how software size is fundamental. If you know size …Read More
Function Points — A Primer

Function Points — A Primer

January 4, 2010 | 1 Comment This post covers function points in general and then takes a deeper dive into the CAST approach to automated function point counting. 1. What is a Function Point? 2. How are function points used? 3. What is a CAST-Computed Function Point? 4. How does CAST’s automated approach to counting function points compare with IFPUG’s …Read More