ACHIEVING REUSE WITH OO TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

High-quality reusable objects offer long-term benefits through reduced development and maintenance costs, but their creation does not automatically result from the introduction of object-oriented (OO( technology. Designing and implementing a formal usability program that simultaneously focuses on the dimensions of people, processes, and technology is the first step in achieving reusability in OO development.

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Nancy G. Sánchez

NANCY C. SÁNCHEZ is a doctoral candidate in MIS at Texas A&M University in College Station and a former data base administrator for Oryx Energy and Sprint.

Joobin Choobineh

JOOBIN CHOOBINH is an associate professor in the department of business analysis and research at Texas A&M University and associate editor of INFORMS’ Journal on Computing.