Software Library: A Reusable Software Issue.

Abstract

This thesis presents a conceptual view of a reusable Software Library. Issues concerning the software crisis and its subsequent impact on software development are reviewed. The traditional library is described for the purpose of comparison with the Software Library. A particular example of the Software Library, the Program Library, is described as a prototype of a reusable library. A hierarchical structure for a Program Library is discussed as an approach to making the library entities easily accessible and retrievable. The role of application generators in the Program Library is described. The special features of Ada that support programming libraries are described. Finally, noncode products in the Software Library are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA150722

Entities

People

  • S. G. Metcalf

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Hierarchies
  • High Level Languages
  • Language
  • Life Cycles
  • Models
  • Prototypes
  • Reliability
  • Schools
  • Security
  • Software Development
  • Standards
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Software Engineering.