{PDF} Software Engineering Measurement John C. Munson Ph.D.

Munson shows you how to apply empirical validation to the software development process. I say software development instead of engineering because that is where the industry is happily situated at the moment. To move beyond the reality of software craftsmanship, as glorified by popular books such as “The Pragmatic Programmer”, the software industry MUST embrace an engineering discipline. To that end, Munson uses proven statistical analysis methods to measure and thus quantify the use of software metrics in the software engineering process.

This book is an eye opener for any software engineer. I consider it a must read…