Software reuse

["P. Cnudde VH14 (8218)" <cnuddep@sh.bel.alcatel.be>]

Hello,

First of all I want to say that the point of this mail is not
to start endless Ada vs C/C++ discussions, but to have an open
minded talk about Reuse and the influence of the language on reuse.

A lot of people talk about reuse but does anybody have experience
with a company wide reuse system. Not only different development
teams but also different locations should be supported. 

I see the following topics:
1. Language independent:
* Reuse database search methods
* Distribution of reusable components to the engineer who reuses
the component. (Source code or compiled version, function based or
library based)
* Can everybody in de company develop reusable modules or should only
one team make such functions
* is it usefull to reuse really small functions (<5 lines of code) 
or is the overhead to great. When is it usefull to think about reuse?
* What about the psychological problems (Not Invented Here)
* Who responsible for the reusable functions (the originator or the user)?
* How to avoid "Ariane-5" disasters? 

2. Language dependent.
* Language "Package-library" support. Is Ada here better ?
* Object Orientation, does it really help for reuse?
* Generics, (or templates) is it needed, or can we have a reuse
system without it?


PS. Does anybody in comp.lang.vhdl tried real reuse using VHDL.
(That's the language I am most interested in)

Regards,


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