Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!meyer From: meyer@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Timothy S. Meyer) Newsgroups: comp.software-eng Subject: Program Classification Message-ID: <24611@unix.cis.pitt.edu> Date: 30 May 90 16:08:50 GMT Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Computing & Information Services Lines: 8 Does anyone know of any work done on classifying programs in terms of either metrics or behavior? For example, according to behavior, programs can be classed by intensive I/O, numerical computation, etc. What, if any, are the benefits of classifying programs? Any references or ideas will be appreciated.