A style analysis of C programs

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A large quantity of well-respected software is tested against a series of metrics designed to measure program lucidity, with intriguing results. Although slanted toward software written in the C language, the measures are adaptable for analyzing most high-level languages. © 1985, ACM. All rights reserved.

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Berry, R. E., & Meekings, B. A. E. (1985). A style analysis of C programs. Communications of the ACM, 28(1), 80–88. https://doi.org/10.1145/2465.2469

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