Re: reuse, I forgot

[Richard Riehle <rriehle@nunic.nu.edu>]

On Fri, 26 Apr 1996, Steve O'Shaughnessy wrote:

> Several days ago someone posted a message about a trade magazine
> and it's feature story about software reuse.  I believe it was
> Object Magazine, April 1996.  I when to the local bookstore and
> found the March issue was still on the shelf.  Before I have them
> special order an issue for me I would like to verify that it was
> indeed the  April issue of Object Magazine that covers software
> reuse.  Does anyone remember?

  It was, indeed, the April issue of Object Magazine that was
  focused on Reuse.


  Article                                               Author

  Introduction to Reuse                                 Tim Korson

  Managing Reuse: Applying the Law of Gravity           Tim Korson

  A Pattern For Reuse                                   John McGregor
                                                        Jim Doble
                                                        Asha Keddy

  Cataloging Reusable Software Assets                   David Norris

  Measuring Reuse                                       Vijay Vaishnavi
                                                        Rajendra Bandi

  Three Articles on the Paradox of Reuse                Paul Bassett

  Components: The Basics                                J. Bradford Kain

  Building Object-oriented Instrument Kits              Martin Griss
                                                        Robert Kessler

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  This is a good set of articles.  None is characterized by
  being language-specific, but when language is mentioned, it
  is usually C++.

  On another note.  For anyone intersted in Reuse, may I recommend the
  recent book by Bertrand Meyer, "Reusable Software" published by
  Prentice-Hall.  Although it uses Eiffel as its language, the model
  presented could be implemented in Ada or C++.  It is a compelling
  approach to the creation of reusable software libraries using
  object technology.

  I am coming to believe that, whether Eiffel survives the long haul
  as a programming language or not, Bertrand's contributions to the
  literature and thought for the future of software engineering will
  still be relevant long after Eiffel, Ada, Smalltalk, and C++ have
  faded into oblivion.

  Richard Riehle