Reuse News Brief - 96-05-17.txt [1/1]

Reuse News Brief - 96-05-17.txt [1/1]

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Reuse News Brief
Week Ending: May 17, 1996

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THE REALITY OF OBJECT REUSE
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"The Reality of Object Reuse," an article published in the 
most recent edition of Computerworld, discusses the 
difficulties associated with implementing reuse. According 
to the article, corporate information systems shops are 
using object-oriented languages and tools in expectation of 
cutting development time through reuse. The reality for most 
corporations is that reuse has been a struggle.

"After five years with objects, we are now putting together 
processes so that we are actually reusing components," said 
Andre Cassulo, principle systems integrator at Florida Power 
& Light Co. "Reuse doesn't happen in a vacuum. You have to 
plan for it and schedule for it because it does mean more 
initial work," Cassulo said.

Computerworld offers the following tips for reusing object-
oriented software assets:

*  Identify reuse opportunities during design, not 
implementation.
* Make sure your team understands how to build for reuse.
* Try to recycle components and frameworks, not code.
* Recycle patterns and style, which makes other kinds of 
reuse easier.
* Use examples to document how components are reused.

SOURCE:
Hayes, Frank. "The reality of object reuse," Computerworld. 
	May 6, 1996: 62.

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