@inproceedings{2d04f685f9164ac4bbf808726efb76f8,
title = "Sextant: A tool to specify and visualize software metrics for Java source-code",
abstract = "The success of software development efforts typically require guidance derived from a deep understanding of its design space.Well-crafted software metrics can impart invaluable insight into the nature of software and can provide the underpinnings for informed decisions involving design and implementation trade-offs. Leveraging metrics to their full capacity requires (1) the ability to quickly develop custom metrics that are domain-specific and even application specific, and (2) the ability to present metrics-related information in a comprehensible fashion. This paper describes a tool, called Sextant, whose purpose is to achieve the goals stated in the previous paragraph. An overview of Sextant is given followed by two in-depth real-world examples of how the use of metrics can positively impact software development efforts.",
keywords = "Java, Sextant, program transformation, software metrics, software visualization, source code analysis",
author = "Victor Winter and Carl Reinke and Jonathan Guerrero",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1109/WETSoM.2013.6619336",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781467363310",
series = "International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics, WETSoM",
pages = "49--55",
booktitle = "2013 4th International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics, WETSoM 2013 - Proceedings",
note = "2013 4th International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics, WETSoM 2013 ; Conference date: 21-05-2013 Through 21-05-2013",
}