Software Reuse: Methods, Models, and Costs (Software Development) - Hardcover

Leach, Ronald J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070369291 ISBN 13: 9780070369290

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1997

Synopsis

Software reuse expert Ronald J. Leach has written the complete guide to this emerging strategy, drawn from years of research and hands-on practice. After providing an overview of the process, complete with pros and cons, he focuses on areas of chief concern to the typical software engineer: reuse techniques proven to work successfully without major investments in new software methodology, and crucial cost estimation issues.
Furthermore, this unique guide is based on experiences with rapidly changing or dynamic software environments, as opposed to stable models. Dr. Leach addresses other "real world" situations as well: how to integrate commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS) into systematic reuse programs, and how to reengineer software to improve maintainability. Case studies shed light on these practical considerations.
Software Reuse introduces you to several essential object-oriented techniques, the use of metrics, and the importance of standards. It concentrates on domain analysis - the application of systems engineering principles to the determination of common components in an organization's collection of software artifacts. You'll investigate reuse for such artifacts as source code modules, requirements, designs, documentation, user manuals, test plans, test cases, and installation guides.
As the premier book defining the methods, tools, and tradeoffs of this growing process, Software Reuse will be indispensable for professionals and students alike.

About this title

About the Author

Ronald J. Leach is the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Systems and Computer Science, School of Engineering, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

From the Back Cover

The essential guide to successful reuse across the software life cycle. Here is the first professional-level guide to the major new field of software reuse. With the latest data on reuse, it explains in depth the fundamental methods and metrics of successful reuse. The bottom line is good news indeed for all software engineers and system designers: Systematic software reuse programs can succeed, even if the underlying technology is changing rapidly. Reuse has been called the central technical concept of this decade's programming breakthrough-object technology. The author covers object-oriented technologies, but goes well beyond them. After an introduction to basics, he shows you how to: Assess reuse advantages and disadvantages; Apply techniques for domain analysis; Estimate costs using life-cycle-based models; Organize and manage reuse libraries; Obtain certification of components; Implement systematic reuse programs using COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) and other existing software. Also included are a never-before-published economic reuse quantity model and reengineering reuse checklists, as well as important case studies and teaching aids for those using this book as an instructional text. The methods, metrics, and guidelines to successful reuse across the software lifecycle. It presents cost models, certification of reusable components, and reuse-driven engineering requirements. Readers will also find checklists, practical techniques for software reuse library management, case studies, and the only coverage to date on reuse in dynamic systems. The author, a leading faculty member of Howard University, conducts reuse research for NASA. The book includes exercises and projects for optional classroom use. Instructional materials for course adoption of the book are available from the author.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070369291
• ISBN 13: 9780070369290
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 333