Software Engineering Based on Reuse -- Technology, Organization, and Control

Author: HAFEDH
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Since 1970, software productivity has been steadily improving, but it is still insufficient to bridge the gap between the demands of the software industry and its current state. Today, as the proportion of software costs in computer system costs continues to rise, and as software defects remain a common cause of failures, any measure that can promote a quantitative improvement in software quality and development productivity will rescue the software industry from its long-term crisis. Software engineering based on reuse has been promoted since the late 1960s as the only practical and realistic approach to provide such improvements in the near future. This book introduces the latest status and practices of software engineering based on reuse, and attempts to explain why this so-called "near future" has not yet arrived, as well as how to address the related issues. The theoretical research and practical application of software reuse have a certain history in software-developing countries. Practice has proven that software reuse is an effective way to fundamentally improve software productivity, reduce costs, and enhance quality; it also demonstrates that software reuse requires practical changes in many aspects, such as key technologies, management, metrics, and more. This book discusses practical models of software engineering based on reuse and other related foundational issues; comprehensively introduces the current state and future of software engineering based on reuse; and thoroughly discusses key reuse technologies, management, and organizational issues. It also elaborates in detail on the application of these theoretical knowledge in the component-based software development lifecycle and product line engineering.
This book is highly suitable for management and technical personnel planning to advance the practice of software reuse in their organizations. It is also believed to be of great reference value for postgraduate students and senior undergraduate students in computer application majors in universities.