A Clearinghouse for Software Reuse: Lessons Learned from RAPID/DSRS initiatives

Abstract

This study reports the lessons learned from the recent establishment of the Defense Software Repository Service (DSRS) to provide government agencies and authorized contractors with reusable software components (RSCs). DSRS is based on a pilot operation initiated by the Army's Reusable Ada Product for Information System Development (RAPID). The study concludes that a clearinghouse is a necessary condition for software reuse in DoD. To become a software productivity multiplier, the clearninghouse must populate its repository with quality RSCs, and incentives for reuse must originate from high-level DoD management.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA258782

Entities

People

  • Gerald Harms
  • James C. Emerg
  • Myung Suh
  • Tina Vanhook
  • Tung Bui

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • High Level Languages
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Motivation
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Productivity
  • Programming Languages
  • Software Development
  • Storage

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Software Engineering.