Category: Growth

  • Long term growth of programming language use

    The names of files containing source code often include a suffix denoting the programming language used, e.g., .c for C source code. These suffixes provide a cheap and cheerful method for estimating programming language use within a file system directory. This method has its flaws, with two main factors introducing uncertainty into the results: The…

  • Modeling program LOC growth with recurrence equations

    Models predicting the growth, in lines of code, of a program are based on the assumption that future growth follows the same pattern of behavior as past growth. One such model is the recurrence relation: , where: is LOC at time , is the LOC carried over from release , and is the LOC added…

  • Employees: growth driver or cost to trim?

    Bad jobs are depressing and costing our company more money than they save. Good jobs are a growth driver for companies and make for happier employees. The post Employees: growth driver or cost to trim? first appeared on Allan Kelly.