Mısra, SanjayMisra,S.Akman,I.Computer Engineering2024-07-052024-07-0520087354069840X978-354069840-11611-334910.1007/978-3-540-69848-7_53https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69848-7_53https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/3590University of Perugia; University of Calgary; Innovative Computational Science Applications (ICSA); MASTER-UP; University of Calgary, SPARCS Laboratory; OptimaNumericsIn this paper, a metric for object oriented language is formulated and validated. On the contrary of the other metrics used for object oriented programming (OOPs), the proposed metric calculates the complexity of a class at method level and hence considers the internal architecture of the classes, subclasses and member functions. The proposed metric is evaluated against Weyuker's proposed set of measurement principles through examples and validated through experimentation, case study and comparative study with similar measures. The practical usefulness of the metric is evaluated by a practical framework. © 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCognitive weightsMethod complexityObject oriented programming (OOP)Software metricsValidationConference Object5073 LNCSPART 2652667