Cyclomatic complexity
Cyclomatic complexity is a measurement developed by Thomas McCabe to determine the stability and level of confidence in a program. It measures the number of linearly-independent paths through a program module. Programs with lower Cyclomatic complexity are easier to understand and less risky to modify.
Rational® Asset Analyzer calculates an approximation of Cyclomatic complexity for COBOL and PL/I programs by counting the splitting nodes in a program and adding one. A splitting node is a logic branch point in a program, a point at which one or more paths through the program can be taken according to the outcome of some logical operation. A splitting node is a branch point with more than one path leading to other nodes. A nonsplitting node has just one path leading to another node.
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