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Which metric is least useful when measuring code maintainability?
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The other two are good metrics. Function points are the points representing the amount of business functionality.
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Lemuel
10 months ago
I disagree, cyclomatic complexity is essential for maintainability!
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Elvera
10 months ago
I think cyclomatic complexity is super useful, though.
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Yvonne
10 months ago
Function points don't really reflect maintainability.
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Broderick
10 months ago
Wait, are we really saying function points are the least useful?
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Angelo
10 months ago
Depth of inheritance? Seems pretty irrelevant to me.
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Ruthann
11 months ago
Function points seem more about project size, so I guess they might not help with maintainability as much as the others.
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Maricela
11 months ago
I practiced a question like this before, and I feel like depth of inheritance could be the least useful metric.
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Jenise
11 months ago
I'm a bit unsure, but I remember cyclomatic complexity being important for maintainability. Maybe depth of inheritance is less useful?
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Larae
11 months ago
I think function points might not really reflect maintainability since they focus more on functionality than code structure.
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Alline
12 months ago
I'm leaning towards cyclometric complexity as the least useful. That's more about code complexity than maintainability per se. Gotta think this through though.
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Marcos
12 months ago
Depth of inheritance could be a tricky one. It's important for understanding the code structure, but maybe not the best direct measure of maintainability. I'll have to weigh the options carefully.
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Clarinda
12 months ago
Function points seem like the obvious choice here. Measuring the size of the application doesn't really tell you much about how maintainable the code is.
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Jesusa
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I think cyclometric complexity might be the least useful, but I'd have to think it through a bit more.
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Laurel
1 year ago
This one seems pretty straightforward. I'd say function points are the least useful metric for measuring code maintainability.
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Maurine
1 year ago
I think depth of inheritance is the least useful, as it doesn't directly relate to code maintainability.
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Cory
1 year ago
Depth of inheritance? That's like trying to measure the depth of a black hole.
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Elfriede
1 year ago
A) Function points
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Letha
1 year ago
But function points measure the size of the code, not its complexity.
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Huey
1 year ago
Cyclometic complexity? Sounds like a fancy way to say 'spaghetti code'.
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Ellen
1 year ago
C) Depth of inheritance
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Lisha
1 year ago
B) Cyclometic complexity
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Lelia
1 year ago
A) Function points
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Lashaunda
1 year ago
I disagree, I believe cyclometic complexity is the least useful.
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Letha
1 year ago
I think the least useful metric is function points.
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Gilma
1 year ago
Function points? More like 'function lost' when it comes to maintainability.
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Mary
1 year ago
Depth of inheritance? Pfft, that's like measuring the height of a submarine.
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Rueben
1 year ago
B) Cyclometic complexity
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Genevieve
1 year ago
A) Function points