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Learn the fundamentals of Lempel-Ziv complexity and how it measures the randomness and compressibility of sequences. This practical introduction includes examples, applications, and step-by-step ...

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 ...

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Abstract: This paper reflects on the 1976 paper by Thomas McCabe that defined the cyclomatic complexity of computer programs. The reflection first describes the context in which the paper was written ...