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A domain‐independent software reuse framework based on a hierarchical thesaurus
Author(s) -
Liao HsienChou,
Chen MingFeng,
Wang FengJian
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
software: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1097-024X
pISSN - 0038-0644
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-024x(19980710)28:8<799::aid-spe177>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - computer science , reuse , software , domain (mathematical analysis) , software engineering , thesaurus , process (computing) , information retrieval , world wide web , artificial intelligence , programming language , engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics , waste management
Software reuse is an effective way to improve software productivity and quality. Software libraries are getting bigger, while most of them, such as those for object‐oriented languages, use simple but somewhat ineffective classification methods. These libraries typically provide search aids for novices, but not for experts. They are not flexible enough to adequately serve users with different abilities. In this paper, a Software Reuse Framework (SRF) for overcoming these drawbacks is proposed. Based on a built‐in hierarchical thesaurus, the classification process can be made semi‐automatic. SRF is a domain‐independent framework that can be adapted to various libraries. SRF also provides four search levels to serve users with different skill levels. Two sample SRF systems are implemented, one for Smalltalk‐80 and the other for MFC 4.0 (Microsoft® Foundation Class) libraries. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.