Quantitative Approaches in Object-Oriented Software Engineering

Abstract

The QAOOSE 2006 workshop brought together, for a full day, researchers working on several aspects related to quantitative evaluation of software artifacts developed with the object-oriented paradigm and related technologies. Ideas and experiences were shared and discussed. This report includes a summary of the technical presentations and subsequent discussions raised by them. 12 out of 14 submitted position papers were presented, covering different aspects such as metrics, components, aspects and visualization, evolution, quality models and refactorings. In the closing session the participants were able to discuss open issues and challenges arising from researching in this area, and they also tried to forecast which will be the hot topics for research in the short to medium term.