Ana Díaz Muñoz‡§, Moisés Rodríguez Monje§‡, Mario Gerardo Piattini Velthuis§Corresponding author: Ana Díaz Muñoz ( adiaz@aqclab.es ) Corresponding author: Moisés Rodríguez Monje ( mrodriguez@aqclab.es ) Corresponding author: Mario Gerardo Piattini Velthuis ( mario.piattini@uclm.es ) © Ana Díaz Muñoz, Moisés Rodríguez Monje, Mario Gerardo Piattini Velthuis. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-ND 4.0). This license allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. Citation:
Muñoz AD, Monje MR, Velthuis MGP (2024) Towards a set of metrics for hybrid (quantum/classical) systems maintainability. JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 30(1): 25-48. https://doi.org/10.3897/jucs.99348 |  |
Given the rapid evolution that has taken place in recent years in the software industry, and along with it the emergence of quantum software, there is a need to design an environment for measuring quality metrics for hybrid, classic-quantum software.
In order to measure and evaluate the quality of classic software, there are models and standards, among which ISO/IEC 25000 stands out, which proposes a set of quality characteristics such as maintainability. However, there is currently no consensus for the measurement and evaluation of quantum software quality.
In this paper we propose a series of adaptations to “classic” metrics, as well as a set of new measurements for hybrid maintainability. Finally, a first prototype of a measurement tool developed as a SonarQube plugin, capable of measuring these metrics in quantum developments, is also presented.