Software Compponent Reuse and OOAD

Abstract

In relation to software component reuse and object oriented analysis design (OOAD), this paper presents an overview of software reuse, including the history of software reuse, current state, development and benefit and constraints. On the second part of the paper, a discussion of the relevance of software component reuse and Object Oriented and Analysis Design in terms of opportunities and challenge is given. After that, there is a provision of some general guidelines on when and how reusable components could be identified and developed. Toward the end, the paper discusses strategies and future directions of software engineering in relation to software component reuse.