From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_DATE, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Xref: utzoo comp.object:3728 comp.lang.ada:5693 comp.software-eng:5993 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!pa.dec.com!nntpd.lkg.dec.com!tkou02.enet.dec.com!jit533!diamond From: diamond@jit533.swstokyo.dec.com (Norman Diamond) Newsgroups: comp.object,comp.lang.ada,comp.software-eng Subject: Re: Definition of 'reuse' (was Re: a real long title) Keywords: reuse Message-ID: <1991Jun17.061304.19342@tkou02.enet.dec.com> Date: 17 Jun 91 06:13:04 GMT References: <676362409.27@egsgate.FidoNet.Org> <1991Jun11.062703.15671@netcom.COM> <1991Jun14.103725.2765@dit.upm.es> Sender: usenet@tkou02.enet.dec.com (USENET News System) Reply-To: diamond@jit533.enet@tkou02.enet.dec.com (Norman Diamond) Followup-To: comp.object,comp.lang.ada Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Japan , Tokyo List-Id: In article <1991Jun14.103725.2765@dit.upm.es> esink@turia.dit.upm.es (Eric Wayne Sink) writes: >In comp.lang.ada, Jim Showalter contributes to a discussion on >software reuse : >>My definition of reuse is quite simple: any time you didn't have to write >>a line of code, you reused it. > >Anyone like to contribute their definition of 'software reuse' ? Letting the compiler do the copying instead of doing it in the text editor. >Jim once again exposes his bias by the mere fact that his posting >appeared in an ada newsgroup. I admit that I expose my own bias >by placing the discussion in comp.object. He probably just participated in a discussion that he saw going on, and joined the people who were already talking. Software reuse would be nice in any language; does that mean that we should cross-post to comp.lang.*? >Anyone feeling that a wider discussion involving our friends from >comp.software-eng is encouraged to invite their participation. OK, I took up your invitation to invite them. I didn't put them in the "Followup-To" line because they're probably bored to death with the topic, but of course they can edit the followups if they like. -- Norman Diamond diamond@tkov50.enet.dec.com If this were the company's opinion, I wouldn't be allowed to post it. Permission is granted to feel this signature, but not to look at it.