Title :
Automatic identification of reusable components
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Bus., Eastern Michigan Univ., Ypsilanti, MI
Abstract :
A model for the effective reuse of components from previous software developments is presented. The model has been implemented in a software system which makes use of software measures to assess the reusability of a given component. The results obtained by the system were then benchmarked against the performance of experienced software developers in terms of recognizing reusable components. The initial results suggest that the approach has merit and can serve as a practical mechanism for effectively identifying reusable components from existing software libraries
Keywords :
automatic programming; software libraries; software metrics; software reusability; subroutines; automatic identification; component comprehension; experienced software developers; previous software development; reusability assessment; reusable components; software complexity; software libraries; software measures; software metrics; software system; Costs; Educational institutions; Information systems; NASA; Programming profession; Prototypes; Relational databases; Software libraries; Software metrics; Software reusability;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Software Engineering, 1995. Proceedings., Seventh International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7078-9
DOI :
10.1109/CASE.1995.465326