No one has yet developed a generally acceptable model of reusable software that fully captures the nature of software parts and how they should be used to construct new systems. This paper discusses developing a model of reusable subsystems, where a subsystem can vary in grain size from large scale generic architectures to single module components. It draws on previous work from wisr'91 to desc...

Modern software development methodologies include reuse of open source code. Reuse can be facilitated by architectural knowledge of the software, not necessarily provided in the documentation of open source software. The effort required to comprehend the system’s source code and discover its architecture can be considered a major drawback in reuse. In a recent study we examined the correlations...

In analysis phase, conceptual models are developed to understand and communicate the core knowledge of the problem. Patterns have emerged as a promising technique for software reuse. Patterns that represent conceptual models are called analysis patterns. Analysis patterns can be reused to understand similar and related problems. Real-life problems may require the integration of several analysis...

Worldwide the belief is shared that software reuse is needed to cope with the ever increasing amount of software. Software reuse is one part of addressing the amount of software, which is often overhyped and underestimated. Reuse of software is discussed via 8 statements, addressing: the need for reuse, the technical and organizational challenges, integration issues, evolution, reuse of know ho...

We describe the methodology and current features for ML2000, a new-generation design of ML. ML2000 adds a number of features to Standard ML and Caml, providing better support for extensibility and code reuse, while also fixing latent problems. Although none of the features is particularly novel on its own, the combination of features and design methodology are.

For reuse to mature into an institutional context, we must move beyond anecdotal support to cost and estimation models supported by legitimate measures. This implies that the existing measures and models will need to be adapted to properly distinguish and credit reuse when it occurs and when it can occur. Furthermore, the focus of those measures and models may change. Workshop Goals: Assess the...

Object-oriented programming is considered in the context of software communities – groups of designers and developers sharing knowledge and experience. One way of fostering reuse of this experience is by establishing large collections of reusable object classes. Resulting problems include: Class packaging and class organization – how can classes and their methods be represented to simplify reus...

In this paper we investigate the impact of human cognition on developers ability to effectively reuse software artefacts. We look at the cognitive impediments to and furtherance of software reuse. We review the computing models of human knowledge and reasoning which may assist in the emulation of our abilities to reuse software. Finally we investigate the possibility of integrating human and ma...

We describe the methodology and current features for ML2000, a new-generation design of ML. ML2000 adds a number of features to Standard ML and Caml, providing better support for extensibility and code reuse, while also fixing latent problems. Although none of the features is particularly novel on its own, the combination of features and design methodology are.

We describe the methodology and current features for ML2000, a new-generation design of ML. ML2000 adds a number of features to Standard ML and Caml, providing better support for extensibility and code reuse, while also fixing latent problems. Although none of the features is particularly novel on its own, the combination of features and design methodology are.