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Ease of Reuse: An Empirical Comparison of Components and Objects
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ISSN: 0740-7459
Atish Sinha, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , Milwaukee
Hemant Jain, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , 53201
Component-based development is a relatively new paradigm for software development, compared to more established approaches such as object-oriented analysis and design. In this study, we examine the ease of reuse perceptions of analysts in modeling business systems using a library of components vis-à-vis a library of objects. We designed and administered a survey to assess the “ease of reuse” of the two types of assets. We found that IT professionals perceive components to be much easier to reuse than objects. They also expressed significantly higher satisfaction with components and, by a large majority, preferred reusing components to reusing objects.
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Atish Sinha, Hemant Jain, "Ease of Reuse: An Empirical Comparison of Components and Objects," IEEE Software, 10 Sept. 2012. IEEE computer Society Digital Library. IEEE Computer Society, <http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2012.131>
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