How would you measure code “quality” across a large project

Question

I\'m working on a quite large project, a few years in the making, at a pretty large company, and I\'m taking on the task of driving toward better overall code quality.

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Answer 1

You should organize your work around the six major software quality characteristics: functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, and portability. I've put a diagram online that describes these characteristics. Then, for each characteristic decide the most important metrics you want and are able to track. For example, some metrics, like those of Chidamber and Kemerer are suitable for object-oriented software, others, like cyclomatic complexity are more general-purpose.