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Title: | Reusability Index: A Measure for Assessing Software Assets Reusability |
Authors: | Ampatzoglou, Apostolos Bibi, Stamatia Chatzigeorgiou, Alexander Avgeriou, Paris Stamelos, Ioannis |
Subjects: | FRASCATI::Natural sciences::Computer and information sciences |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
First Page: | 43 |
Last Page: | 58 |
Volume Title: | New Opportunities for Software Reuse |
Abstract: | The reusability of assets is usually measured through reusability indices. However, these indices either do not synthesize their constituent metrics into an aggregate or they do not capture all facets of reusability, such as structural characteristics, external qualities, and their documentation. To alleviate these shortcomings, we introduce a reusability index (REI) as a synthesis of various software metrics that cover a number of related reusability aspects. Furthermore, we evaluate its ability to quantify reuse, by comparing it to existing indices through a case study on 15 reusable open-source assets (i.e., libraries and frameworks). The results of the study suggest that the proposed index presents the highest predictive and discriminative power, it is the most consistent in ranking reusable assets, and the most strongly correlated to their levels of reuse. |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90421-4_3 https://ruomo.lib.uom.gr/handle/7000/125 |
ISBN: | 978-3-319-90420-7 978-3-319-90421-4 |
ISSN: | 0302-9743 1611-3349 |
Other Identifiers: | 10.1007/978-3-319-90421-4_3 |
Appears in Collections: | Department of Applied Informatics |
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