An Empirical Study of Representation Methods for Reusable SoftwareComponents

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dc.contributor.authorFrakes, William B.en
dc.contributor.authorPole, T.en
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-19T14:36:57Zen
dc.date.available2013-06-19T14:36:57Zen
dc.date.issued1994en
dc.description.abstractAn empirical study of methods for representing reusable software components is described. Thirty-five subjects searched for reusable components in a database of UNIX tools using four different representation methods: attribute-value, enumerated, faceted, and keyword. The study used Proteus, a reuse library system that supports multiple representation methods. Searching effectiveness was measured with recall, precision, and overlap. Search time for the four methods was also compared. Subjects rated the methods in terms of preference and helpfulness in understanding components. Some principles for constructing reuse libraries, based on the results of this study, are discussed.en
dc.description.notesWe do not have an online version of this Technical Report.en
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dc.identifierhttp://eprints.cs.vt.edu/archive/00000392/en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://eprints.cs.vt.edu/archive/00000392/01/NotOnline.htmlen
dc.identifier.trnumberTR-94-10en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/19770en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherDepartment of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State Universityen
dc.relation.ispartofHistorical Collection(Till Dec 2001)en
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dc.titleAn Empirical Study of Representation Methods for Reusable SoftwareComponentsen
dc.typeTechnical reporten
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