Testing component-based software: a cautionary tale

1 January 1998

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Software

Vol. 15 (5) , 54-59
https://doi.org/10.1109/52.714817

Abstract

Components designed for reuse are expected to lower costs and shorten the development life cycle, but this may not prove so simple. The author emphasizes the need to closely examine a problematic aspect of component reuse: the necessity and potential expense of validating components in their new environments.

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