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Volume 34 , Issue 5 (May 1991) table of contents
Special issue on software engineering

Pages: 88 - 97

Year of Publication: 1991

ISSN:0001-0782

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Rubén Prieto-Díaz

Software Production Consortium, Herndon, VA

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
D. Software
D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
D.2.m Miscellaneous
Subjects: Reusable software**

Additional Classification:
D. Software
D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
D.2.2 Design Tools and Techniques
Subjects: Software libraries
D.2.9 Management
Subjects: Productivity

H. Information Systems
H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
H.3.1 Content Analysis and Indexing
Subjects: Indexing methods

General Terms:
Design, Economics, Experimentation, Management

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The author presents successful software reuse management experiences within two organizations. A key technological element was the use of faceted classification to manage the catalogue of reusable software components being promoted. Reuse will more...

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