Software Size Estimation in Design Phase Based on MLP Neural Network

The ADALINE neuron modification for solving the problem on searching for the reusable functions of the information system

“…For example, recommendations on application of various methods of artificial intelligence (including NN) in testing new software products are considered in [5]. The issues of NN application for estimating size of the developed software are considered in [6]. Application of NN for recognition of software design patterns based on the open source code of the product is considered in [7].…”

“…However, the solutions discussed in [6][7][8][9][10][11][12] require conversion of textual descriptions of software components, their templates and web services into sets of the numerical data necessary for the NN functioning. In addition, in the course of application of the results described in [11,12], a necessity of reverse conversion of the numerical result of the NN operation to a web-service description arises in a number of cases.…”

“…It should be noted that the initial data for the neural nets include their formal descriptions in the course of solving problems of classification, identification and search for reusable web services or software components. Such descriptions can be represented in the following ways: a) a special model based on quantitative metrics for estimating the reuse of software components [10]; b) representation of a component or service as a set of formal descriptions of their functions or interfaces (including application of WSDL and similar formal languages) [9,11]; c) a formal component description based on the diagrams of the UML class [6].…”