Accession Number:

ADA379930

Title:

Technical Concepts of Component-Based Software Engineering, Volume 2

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST

Personal Author(s):

• Bachman, Felix
• Bass, Len
• Buhman, Charles
• Comella-Dorda, Santiago
• Long, Fred

Report Date:

2000-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

64.0

Abstract:

The Software Engineering Institute is undertaking a feasibility study of component-based software engineering CBSE. The objective of this study is to determine whether CBSE has the potential to advance the state of software engineering practice and, if so, whether the SEI can contribute to this advancement. This report is the second part of a three-part report on the study. Volume I contains a market assessment for CBSE. Volume III outlines a proposed course of action for the SEI. Volume II, this report, establishes the technical foundation for SEI work in CBSE. The paper asserts that the key technical challenge facing CBSE is to ensure that the properties of a system of components can be predicted from the properties of the components themselves. The key technical concepts of CBSE that are needed to support this vision are described component, interface, contract, component model, component framework, composition, and certification.

Descriptors:

• *SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
• *SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
• MODELS
• INTERFACES
• FEASIBILITY STUDIES
• SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Systems Management and Standards

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE