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The impact of reuse on software quality

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Objective Software Quality (SQ 1995)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 926))

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This paper focuses on the impact of reuse on the various factors (functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability, and portability) which make up the Quality of a software system. Then, knowing all the impacts reuse has on the Quality, we will present the approach we have developed in the REBOOT project to help a software producing organisation adopt systematic reuse and so increase quality and productivity. But, the current acquisition procedures usually do not encourage reuse. The worst of it is that it often impedes reuse. Therefore, we propose guidelines to follow throughout the acquisition process to favour and organise reuse.

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  1. Q-Labs, S-22370, Lund, Sweden

    Even-André Karlsson

  2. Bull S.A., F-78340, Les Clayes-Sous-Bois, France

    Jean-Marc Morel

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  1. Even-André Karlsson
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Paolo Nesi

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Karlsson, EA., Morel, JM. (1995). The impact of reuse on software quality. In: Nesi, P. (eds) Objective Software Quality. SQ 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 926. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-59449-3_28

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