Ten Steps to Realizing Application Code Reuse
Abstract
The overwhelmingly favorable economics of software reuse have been apparent for over 30 years. Unfortunately, the systematic reuse of application software has been elusive. Most organizations have no planned approach to the identification, evaluation, storage, and dissemination of proven application code. Highly productive individual programmers do reuse their own code, but often just in a “cut and paste” manner within their own programs. Interestingly, however, most programmers willingly reuse operating system, compiler, telecommunication, database, and system utilities code.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Software Engineering Research
Spreadsheets and End-User Computing
Scientific Computing and Data Management
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Auerbach Publications eBooks
- Pages
- 139–146
- Publication date
- 6 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter