Design and code complexity metrics for OO classes

In this article, we will examine the implementation and usage of various 00 code and design complexity metrics, We will introduce a new 00 code metric, Average Method Complexity (AMC), that measures certain aspects of code complexity not handled by current code complexity metrics. we will also discuss a new 00 design metric, called Glass Design Entropy (CDE), that uses the information content of a class as a measure of complexity. Over a set of C++ classes, we will compare the complexity determinations of several 00 code and design metrics to the complexity ratings of a team of highly trained C++ experts. Finally, we will discuss some of the measurement differences between 00 design metrics and 00 complexity metrics.