Excerpts from the Book Description:

The book provides the reader with a clear understanding of what software reuse is, where the problems are, what benefits to expect, the activities, and different forms of software reuse. The reader is also given an overview of what sofware components are, different kinds of components and compositions, a taxonomy thereof, and examples of successful component reuse. An introduction to software engineering and software process models is also provided. Consequences and influences of systematic reuse of software components are depicted, and activities like domain engineering, component engineering and application engineering are described. The importance of documentation is taken into consideration as well.

Intended Audience:

The book Software Engineering with Reusable Components is intended for readers at universities as well as in industry. Any readers who are interested in software reuse in general and in component reuse and component-oriented software engineering in particular will find useful information in this book. Readers can expect to gain a comprehensive overview of software reuse and software components and their influences on software engineering and software documentation.