[Q] Function Point Analysis (FPA) - Equivalent lines of code of Python

[Nicholas]

Hi,

In FPA, there are tables which shows equivalent lines of code for
each Function Point (FP) for a number of programming languages.

e.g. http://www.qsm.com/?q=resources/function-point-languages-table/index.html

However, I have yet to find the figures for Python.

Is someone able to advise the closest language equivalent.

Regards

 

[Paul Rubin]

e.g. http://www.qsm.com/?q=resources/function-point-languages-table/index.html
However, I have yet to find the figures for Python.
Is someone able to advise the closest language equivalent.

That table looks pretty bogus, but of the languages on the list, perl is
probably about the closest to python in spirit and code density.

 

[John Roth]

Hi,

  In FPA, there are tables which shows equivalent lines of code for
each Function Point (FP) for a number of programming languages.

  e.g.http://www.qsm.com/?q=resources/function-point-languages-table/index....

  However, I have yet to find the figures for Python.

  Is someone able to advise the closest language equivalent.

Regards

Function points do not translate to lines of code except when they're
standardized across a specific organization's portfolio of software. I
agree with Paul, any global table trying to do that is going to be
pretty bogus.

John Roth

 

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

table/index.html

That table looks pretty bogus ...

Dead giveaways are the disparity between the Ada, C++ and PL/I figures, and
the fact that FORTRAN scores lower than C. Plus the inclusion of HTML and
Dotnet on a par with the others. And what are “Web Scripts", if not
JavaScript?