27th Euromicro Conference 2001: A Net Odyssey (euromicro'01)
Ensembles: Abstractions for a New Class of Design Problem
Warsaw, Poland
September 04-September 06
ISBN: 0-7695-1236-4
Abstract: Trends in component-based software development point to increased use of pre-existing or purchased components. A consequence of this type of development is that systems are being composed of large-grained components over which the developer wields little control. This and other issues related to the use of commercial components has created a new class of design problem that is not addressed by traditional development methods and tools. In this paper we describe this class of design problem, and introduce Ensemble, a conceptual language that supports assembling software systems from commercial components.