Using Semantic Wikis to Support Software Reuse

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajjan G. Shiva ◽  
Lubna A. Shala
Keyword(s):  
Software Reuse ◽  
Support Software

A dynamic memory of software designs

1994 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Henderson ◽  
Sidney C. Bailin
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
Software Reuse ◽  
Concept Formation ◽  
Experimental System ◽  
Dynamic Memory ◽  
Software Artifacts ◽  
Retrieval Efficiency ◽  
Conceptual Hierarchy ◽  
Support Software

AbstractThis paper describes an application of artificial intelligence to support software reuse. We begin by discussing the characteristics of software engineering that establish dynamic reorganization as a requirement for a repository of software artifacts. We then present an experimental system that uses incremental concept formation as the basis for dynamic reorganization, and the conceptual hierarchy that was generated by the system for a set of 67 artifacts. The hierarchy is compared to a hierarchy produced manually by independent investigators, and the automatic hierarchy is evaluated in terms of retrieval efficiency and retrieval reliability. The paper ends with a discussion of three projects that share similar objectives with our work.

Software Reuse in Open Source A Case Study

2013 ◽  
pp. 151-176
Author(s):  
Andrea Capiluppi ◽  
Klaas-Jan Stol ◽  
Cornelia Boldyreff
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Software Reuse ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Application Domain ◽  
Similar System ◽  
Counter Example ◽  
History Of ◽  
Support Software

A promising way to support software reuse is based on Component-Based Software Development (CBSD). Open Source Software (OSS) products are increasingly available that can be freely used in product development. However, OSS communities still face several challenges before taking full advantage of the “reuse mechanism”: many OSS projects duplicate effort, for instance when many projects implement a similar system in the same application domain and in the same topic. One successful counter-example is the FFmpeg multimedia project; several of its components are widely and consistently reused in other OSS projects. Documented is the evolutionary history of the various libraries of components within the FFmpeg project, which presently are reused in more than 140 OSS projects. Most use them as black-box components; although a number of OSS projects keep a localized copy in their repositories, eventually modifying them as needed (white-box reuse). In both cases, the authors argue that FFmpeg is a successful project that provides an excellent exemplar of a reusable library of OSS components.

Software Reuse in Open Source

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Capiluppi ◽  
Klaas-Jan Stol ◽  
Cornelia Boldyreff
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Software Reuse ◽  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Application Domain ◽  
Similar System ◽  
Counter Example ◽  
History Of ◽  
Support Software

A promising way to support software reuse is based on Component-Based Software Development (CBSD). Open Source Software (OSS) products are increasingly available that can be freely used in product development. However, OSS communities still face several challenges before taking full advantage of the “reuse mechanism”: many OSS projects duplicate effort, for instance when many projects implement a similar system in the same application domain and in the same topic. One successful counter-example is the FFmpeg multimedia project; several of its components are widely and consistently reused in other OSS projects. Documented is the evolutionary history of the various libraries of components within the FFmpeg project, which presently are reused in more than 140 OSS projects. Most use them as black-box components; although a number of OSS projects keep a localized copy in their repositories, eventually modifying them as needed (white-box reuse). In both cases, the authors argue that FFmpeg is a successful project that provides an excellent exemplar of a reusable library of OSS components.

Software Configuration Management for a Reusable Software Library within a Software Maintenance Environment

1998 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
pp. 483-515
Author(s):  
Oh Cheon Kwon ◽  
Cornelia Boldyreff ◽  
Malcolm Munro
Keyword(s):  
Software Reuse ◽  
Software Maintenance ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Configuration Management ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Software Configuration Management ◽  
Software Configuration ◽  
Support Software ◽  
Reuse Library

Software Configuration Management and software reuse are now generally considered to be important technologies in software engineering. Both have been proposed for making a significant improvement in productivity and quality. However, these two technologies have been investigated separately. In order to make Software Configuration Management and reuse more effective, both approaches require to be introduced into a development or maintenance environment together. The authors have developed a process model for Maintenance with Reuse (MwR) to support Software Configuration Management for a reuse library within a maintenance environment. As software reuse and Software Configuration Management as well as software reuse and software maintenance have many similarities in their activities, and these areas can therefore be integrated within a software maintenance environment. An integrated approach to the common areas of these different activities will greatly contribute to the productivity and quality of software. This paper will address an integrated approach that can overcome some of the barriers that exist in software maintenance and reuse. A process model of an integrated approach has been created and validated using Process Weaver. In order for the reuse library to allow accesses from many potential reusers, the process model has been implemented on the WWW. The paper describes an integrated process model and its prototype to support change and version control for evolution of software components within both a reuse library and a legacy system.

Software Reuse in Open Source A Case Study

2014 ◽  
pp. 1900-1926
Author(s):  
Andrea Capiluppi ◽  
Klaas-Jan Stol ◽  
Cornelia Boldyreff
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Software Reuse ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Application Domain ◽  
Similar System ◽  
Counter Example ◽  
History Of ◽  
Support Software

A promising way to support software reuse is based on Component-Based Software Development (CBSD). Open Source Software (OSS) products are increasingly available that can be freely used in product development. However, OSS communities still face several challenges before taking full advantage of the “reuse mechanism”: many OSS projects duplicate effort, for instance when many projects implement a similar system in the same application domain and in the same topic. One successful counter-example is the FFmpeg multimedia project; several of its components are widely and consistently reused in other OSS projects. Documented is the evolutionary history of the various libraries of components within the FFmpeg project, which presently are reused in more than 140 OSS projects. Most use them as black-box components; although a number of OSS projects keep a localized copy in their repositories, eventually modifying them as needed (white-box reuse). In both cases, the authors argue that FFmpeg is a successful project that provides an excellent exemplar of a reusable library of OSS components.

Framework for Semantic Search Enabled Software Component Repository (SSESCR)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishnu Sharma ◽  
Vijay Singh Rathore ◽  
Chandikaditya Kumawat
Keyword(s):  
Software Quality ◽  
Software Reuse ◽  
Development Time ◽  
Software Component ◽  
Semantic Search ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Software Components ◽  
Efficient Search ◽  
Systematic Reuse ◽  
New System

Software reuse can improve software quality with the reducing cost and development time. Systematic reuse plan enhances cohesion and reduces coupling for better testability and maintainability. Software reuse approach can be adopted at the highest extent if relevant software components can be easily searched, adapted and integrated into new system. Large software industries hold their own well managed component libraries containing well tested software component with the project category based classification .Access to these repositories are very limited. Software reuse is facing so many problems and still not so popular. This is due to issues of general access, efficient search and adoption of software component. This paper propose a framework which resolves all of the above issues with providing easy access to components, efficient incremental semantics based search, repository management, versioning of components.

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