The beauty of standards continues: Now (some years ago, in fact), a standard for counting function points (which is a measure of "size" of software source code):
"AFP provides a standard for automating the popular Function Point measure according to the counting guidelines of the International Function Point User Group (IFPUG). AFP provides a standard for automating the popular Function Point measure according to the counting guidelines of the International Function Point User Group (IFPUG). While there are several automated counters available in the market, there has never been a standard that ensures they are all counting the same way."
OMG has adopted it (in 2013 ;):
"The announcement by OMG of a specification for [AFP] counting should dramatically expand the use of Function Points for sizing IT applications," stated Dr. Bill Curtis, Director, CISQ. "By dramatically reducing the cost of counting and eliminating the problem of inconsistency among manual counters, automated Function Point measurement can become a standard component of the software development and maintenance process."
The standard can be found here: http://www.omg.org/spec/AFP/
Also be sure to check the AEP and the ACQS (also from CISQ)
Also be sure to check the AEP and the ACQS (also from CISQ)
