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Applying UML Extensions to Facilitate Software Reuse

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The benefits from reuse during the analysis and design stages of software development are well understood. This paper examines the contribution which UML can make to such reuse through its ability to document reusable structures. In particular, the application of the UML concepts of stereotypes, tagged values, class compartments and association roles in the definition of search criteria for reuse candidates are explored. An iterative development process, within which UML can be used, is presented and discussed. An initial implementation in a CBR environment, and results from this experimental prototype, are also presented.

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Lester, N.G., Wilkie, F.G., Bustard, D.W. (1999). Applying UML Extensions to Facilitate Software Reuse. In: Bézivin, J., Muller, PA. (eds) The Unified Modeling Language. «UML»’98: Beyond the Notation. UML 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1618. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48480-6_30

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