A case study on pragmatic software reuse

Abstract: Software reuse became a very active and demanding research area. The research on this topic is extensive, but is there is gap between theory and industrial reuse practices. There is a need to connect the theoretical and practical aspects of reuse, especially on the topic of the reuse which is not performed in a planned, systematic manner. This case study investigates a real-world case of pragmatic software reuse with help of an existing academic research. The investigation includes a literature study on software reuse processes which are summarised in a form of a general process model of pragmatic software reuse. A case of pragmatic reuse performed in the industry is then analysed and compared to the proposed model, as well additional academic research. The real-world reuse process is shown to closely follow the proposed general model.