Abstract: The cyclomatic complexity (CC) metric measures the number of linearly independent paths through a piece of code. Although Thomas McCabe developed CC for procedural languages, its popularity ...

Computer science, at its most fundamental, is all about inputs and outputs. Consider the simple case of multiplying two numbers on a pocket calculator. You punch in some inputs — the specific numbers ...

Abstract: In this paper, an application of cyclomatic complexity to enterprise scale is proposed. Enterprise architecture frameworks are introduced as a standard way to document enterprises. A ...

Many authors have written about the harm of oversimplification, pointing out that it distorts reality, leads to shallow understanding, impairs problem-solving, and fuels biases. In culture wars, it ...

Does artificial intelligence (AI) make working life easier or complicated? Experts suggest the answer depends on the context. In a recent IDC-hosted interview, SIAC CEO Toni Townes-Whitley described ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1950 the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi was discussing the possibility of intelligent alien life with his colleagues. If alien ...

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