Assessing the cost-effectiveness of software reuse: A model for planned reuse

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 245-255

  Nazareth, Derek L ^a   Rothenberger, Marcus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic model; Metrics; Productivity; Reuse cost benefit; Reuse repository; Software reuse

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COST EFFECTIVENESS; INVESTMENTS; MAINTAINABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STANDARDS;

ECONOMIC MODEL; METRICS; REUSE COST/BENEFIT; REUSE REPOSITORY;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY;

EID: 3242702428     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-1212(03)00248-6     Document Type: Article

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