I use an extension I developed a couple of years ago called 3D function points. Metrics and OO development are fairly new to each other. I am working on ways to measure such design characteristics as cohesion, coupling, complexity, similarity and the like. I haven't been too thrilled with the work that has been done so far. Much of it has serious theoretical and technical flaws.
Visual programming is the use of graphics and graphical techniques in computer programming.
Margaret Burnett . Oregon State University .