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A Quality System for Evaluating Reusability of Core Assets in Product Line Engineering  

Oh Sang-Hun (숭실대학교 컴퓨터학과)
Her Jin-Sun (숭실대학교 컴퓨터학과)
Kim Ji-Hyeok (숭실대학교 컴퓨터학과)
Rhew Sung-Yul (숭실대학교 컴퓨터학과)
Kim Soo-Dong (숭실대학교 컴퓨터학과)
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Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications / v.33, no.3, 2006 , pp. 277-288 More about this Journal
Abstract
Product line engineering (PLE) is a new effective approach to software reuse, where applications are generated by instantiating a core asset which is a large-grained reuse unit. Hence, a core asset is a key element of PLE, and therefore the reusability of the core asset largely determines the success of PLE projects. A tore asset is a reusable part not a whole system, and supports not only variable functions but also common functions. However, there are limitations to evaluate reusability of core asset that has these unique characteristics. This paper proposes a comprehensive quality system for evaluating the reusability of core assets, based on ISO/IEC 9126. We first identify the key characteristics of core assets, and derive the set of quality attributes that characterizes the reusability of core assets. finally, we define metrics for each quality attribute. In addition, we provide guidelines for applying the metrics and perform a case study based on rental product line. Using the proposed quality system, reusability of core assets can be more effectively and correctly evaluated.
Keywords
Product Line; Reusability; Quality System; Quality Attribute; Metric;
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