An Analyses of the McCabe Cyclomatic Complexity Number
Alain Abran, Miguel Lopez, Naji Habra · 2004
On basis of a framework defined to understand, structure, compare and analyze the different measurement approaches presented in software engineering literature, this paper develops a detailed analysis of the well-known McCabe Cyclomatic complexity number. It highlights in particular some misconceptions underlying this measurement approach and also points out the necessity to have well grounded definitions and models for the measurement methods the practitioners are applying in the software industry.