Function point count given source code

Given the source code of a开发者_运维百科 program, how do I analyze it and count the function points within it?

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You might find this tutorial on FPA of interest. Personally, I don't put much stock in this estimation method. From my perspective it attempts to provide a precise estimate in for things that have been shown repeatedly to not be precisely measurable. I much prefer planning poker or something similar that tries to group things within a similar order of magnitude and provide an estimate based on your previous estimations for similarly sized stories.

If you're doing this for a class, simply follow the rules given in the text book and crank out the answer. If you're really intending to try this as a software development estimation method, my advice is to simplify the process rather than make it more complex. I would imagine that members of the International Function Point User Group (yes, there is one), will disagree.

With a code analysis tool. If you want to write one yourself, you might want to start with cglib or ASM.