This "bible" of software metrics is designed for software engineers and developers, IS managers, and others charged with performance improvement and quality control. Includes information on software metrics in relation to object technology, client/server architecture, multimedia, software reusability, and reengineering and outsourcing. Provides useful comparisons of function points with DeMarco "bang" metrics, feature points, and the British Mark II function point method. The case studies and statistics presented are drawn from corporate and government projects. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.