An overview of the basic issues concerning software reuse with focus on mental and supplemental tools that support the concept. Describes the processes including: components, software libraries, methodologies, Ada resuse experiences, and object-oriented computing. Acidic paper; no index. Annotation

Introducing the reuse-driven software engineering business; Architectural style; Processes; Organizing a reuse business.

Software reuse promises high value to businesses that develop software, opening the door to radical improvements in productivity, cost, and time to market. This book is for those who are wondering whether they should adopt reuse and how, and also for those who have already started to adopt it but are wondering where they may be going wrong and how they could do better. It emphasizes the practical issues that influence success or failure in reuse; and offers a concise and balanced coverage of the essentials.

Written by the inventor of the Bassett Frame Technology, this authoritative volume explains how cost-effectiveness of large I.S. departments can be improved 50-fold by implementing highly effective software engineering techniques. It identifies those techniques that work well together, and explains why they do.

Reuse is one of the simplest and oldest concepts in programming - and one that is often underutilized. When implemented purposefully and correctly, reuse can save time and money as well as create an inventory of valuable and reusable software assets. Dr. Carma McClure, one of the principal writers of the IEEE's Software Reuse Standard 1517, provides clear, concise, and applied information to make effective software reuse a reality. This book provides specific instructions for implementing reuse within the context of the IEEE/EIA Standard 12207 - Standard for Information Technology ? Software Life Cycle Processes. This new guide aids the reader in interpreting the meaning of the standard, implementing the standard, and applying the standard. Like IEEE Std. 1517, this book is written for both managers and technical personnel involved in acquiring, supplying, or developing software applications and systems or reusable assets.

The comprehensive guide to software re-engineering and reuse. Despite the fact that most software uses the same blocks of code over and over again, almost all software is built from the ground up. Just starting to catch on is the idea that these blocks of code can be used as standard components in creating new applications. However, this "assembly line" mentality is foreign to most software developers. Practical Software Reuse shows developers how to take advantage of existing codes to build commercial software faster and cheaper, covering reuse operations, competitive benchmarking, transitioning to the reuse process, utilizing "off-the-shelf" software, and more.