Observers in the present usually have an advantage when it comes to
interpreting events of the past. In the case of software reuse, how
ever, it is unclear why an idea that has gained such universal
accep tance was the source of swirling controversy when it began to
be taken seriously by the software engineering community in the
mid-1980's. From a purely conceptual point of view, the reuse of
software de signs and components promises nearly risk-free benefits
to the devel oper. Virtually every model of software cost and
development effort predicts first-order dependencies on either
products size or the num ber of steps carried out in development.
Reduce the amount of new product to be developed and the cost of
producing the product de creases. Remove development steps, and
total effort is reduced. By reusing previously developed
engineering products the amount of new product and the number of
development steps can be reduced. In this way, reuse clearly has a
major influence on reducing total development cost and effort.
This, of course, raises the issue of from whence the reused
products arise. There has to be a prior investment in creating
"libraries of reuse products before reuse can be successfuL . . "
How can organizations with a "bottom line" orientation be enticed
into contributing to a reuse venture? Fortunately, the economics of
reuse l resembles many other financial investment situations ."
General
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Software Science and Engineering |
| Release date: |
October 2012 |
| First published: |
1991 |
| Authors: |
James W. Hooper
• Rowena O. Chester
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
180 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4613-6677-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Computing & IT >
Computer programming >
Software engineering
|
| LSN: |
1-4613-6677-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781461366775 |
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