How to understand the “Cyclomatic Complexity”？

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I still do not understand the concept of "Cyclomatic Complexity"?

Posted 2-Oct-11 21:23pm

milestanley

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 3-Oct-11 20:30pm

Not a question.
--SA

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Solution 1

This is best explained on Wikipedia Cyclomatic Complexity[^]

Posted 2-Oct-11 21:25pm

Simon Bang Terkildsen

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Reiss 3-Oct-11 3:43am

Good link

Simon Bang Terkildsen 3-Oct-11 3:45am

Thank you, Reiss :)

Anuja Pawar Indore 3-Oct-11 5:32am

Good link thanks for sharing :)

Simon Bang Terkildsen 3-Oct-11 5:32am

My pleasure

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 3-Oct-11 20:31pm

Best way to answer, my 5.
--SA

Simon Bang Terkildsen 4-Oct-11 2:36am

Thank you, SA

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Mehdi Gholam · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-02T21:29:00

Solution 2

In layman's term "Cyclomatic Complexity" is how many branches your program has, these can be (methods, if statements, etc).

Obviously the more complexity then the more chance of bugs in the system and the harder it is to test every branch in the network of branches in your application.

Posted 2-Oct-11 21:29pm

Mehdi Gholam

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Simon Bang Terkildsen 3-Oct-11 3:35am

Good explanation.

Reiss 3-Oct-11 3:43am

Good short answer

Mehdi Gholam 3-Oct-11 3:51am

You gotta love laymen and their language. :)

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 3-Oct-11 20:32pm

Very nice short overview even covering some implications, my 5.
--SA

Mehdi Gholam 3-Oct-11 23:05pm

Cheers, SA.