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Software reuse: metrics and models

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William Frakes,

Carol TerryAuthors Info & Claims

ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR), Volume 28, Issue 2

Pages 415 - 435

https://doi.org/10.1145/234528.234531

Published: 01 June 1996 Publication History

Abstract

As organizations implement systematic software reuse programs to improve productivity and quality, they must be able to measure their progress and identify the most effective reuse strategies. This is done with reuse metrics and models. In this article we survey metrics and models of software reuse and reusability, and provide a classification structure that will help users select them. Six types of metrics and models are reviewed: cost-benefit models, maturity assessment models, amount of reuse metrics, failure modes models, reusability assessment models, and reuse library metrics.

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ACM Computing Surveys Volume 28, Issue 2

June 1996

143 pages

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DOI:10.1145/234528

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