Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Goff, Roger Allen
URN	etd-11142012-040332
Title	Complexity measurement of a graphical programming language and comparison of a graphical and a textual design language
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Computer Science and Applications
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Henry, Sallie M. Committee Chair Hartson, H. Rex Committee Member Kafura, Dennis G. Committee Member
Keywords	Software maintenance
Date of Defense	1987-06-15
Availability	restricted
Abstract For many years the software engineering community has been attacking the software reliability problem on two fronts. First via design methodologies, languages and tools as a precheck on quality and second by measuring the quality of produced software as a postcheck. This research attempts to unify the approach to creating reliable software by providing the ability to measure the quality of a design prior to its implementation. Also presented is a comparison of a graphical and a textual design language in an effort to support cognitive science research findings that the human brain works more effectively in images than in text.
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