One of the traditional ways to improve the quality of software and to
ensure the success of a project is to gather metrics about the software
being developed. These metrics can indicate problem areas such as overly
complex code, unnecessary coupling between modules, and misuse of
inheritance.

In the world of object-oriented Smalltalk programming, many of the metrics
differ from those that are traditionally collected. These include method
complexity, class hierarchy depth, and method size in byte codes. Until
now, a tool that integrates with Smalltalk and gathers object-oriented
metrics has not been available.

ObjectMetrics provides a cost effective solution to obtaining valuable
metrics. When used as part of a project life cycle, ObjectMetrics can help
you to:

  - improve source code maintenance
  - identify "problem" classes; classes that are outside recommended
    metrics
  - track the development of classes over the lifetime of a project
  - contribute to a corporate metrics repository
  - prepare for code reviews
  - adhere to coding and documentation standards

ObjectMetrics clear, intuitive graphical user interface makes the selection
of target classes, metrics, and output options easy.

Envy Integration:

ObjectMetrics works seamlessly with the Envy source-code management system
from Object Technology International to gather application-level metrics.
ObjectMetrics can gather aggregate metrics for all of the classes defined
and extended within an application. This feature allows you to gather
metrics easily for multiple projects, and it helps teams adhere to
established standards.

Supported Configurations:

  - VisualWorks
  - Smalltalk/V for Windows
  - Smalltalk/V for Win32
  - VisualAge
  - Envy

ObjectSpace, Inc.
14881 Quorum Drive, Suite 400
Dallas, TX  75240
Tel:   1.800.OJJECT1
Fax:   214.663.9099
email: sales@objectspace.com

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