Improving component reuse in software development

Abstract

This study concerns reuse in the software development process. The focus is in the reuse of components when creating new software. The aim is to improve current software processes to adapt them to the purposes of reuse. The specific research questions are: 1) What are the specific limitations for reuse in the current component-based software development methods? 2) How should reusable components be created and used in software development? 3) How should the components that are created be documented in order to make them reusable in other development projects? The study follows the reflective systems development approach.