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Software Health
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Feature Focus: Portfolio Advisor for Technical Debt
We recently enhanced the Technical Debt calculation in CAST Highlight which has enabled new possibilities to visualize and analyze the Technical Debt of an…
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Feature Focus: Re-calculate Software Health scores in real-time based on folder exclusions
This article explains how to use the CAST Highlight feature that allows users to re-calculate the Software Health scores and sizing metrics of an…
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Software Health
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Definition Software Health indicates how your application complies with programming best practices that increase resiliency, improve agility and reduce complexity. Software Health score…
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Good practices when defining the scope of a code scan
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]In this post, we have compiled a few good practices to keep in mind when scanning a code base with CAST Highlight in…
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Software Maintenance Estimates
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text pl=”0″ pr=”0″ pt=”0″ pb=”0″] Definition Based on COCOMO II (Constructive Cost Model – Post Architecture), the Software Maintenance Effort calculated by Highlight estimates…
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Backfired Function Points
Definition Back-Fired Function Points (BFP) estimate the number of function points of an application. This code-derived metric is based on the lines of code,…
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Software Elegance
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Definition Software Elegance measures the ability to deliver software value with less code complexity. A low Software Elegance score indicates decreased quality in…
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Software Agility
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ROAR Index
The ROAR (Ranking of Application Risks) index is a composite metric that takes into account the three main Highlight software health factors (Software Resiliency, Software…
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Software Resiliency
[vc_row full_width=”false” img_animate=”false” animation_dir=”horizontal” animation_speed=”35000″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” background_attachment=”scroll” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ parallax=”false” video=”false”][vc_column][vc_column_text pl=”0″ pr=”0″ pt=”0″ pb=”0″] Definition Software Resiliency indicates programming best practices…