Some strategies of reuse in an object-oriented programming environment

Published 1 January 1989Open access

B. M. Lange, Thomas G. Moher

Citations72

TL;DR

Evidence of a development style characterized by pervasive software reuse is found and the subject's performance is related to attributes of object-oriented programming and the authors' interpretation of the mature mental model with which she approached her task.

Abstract

In a single-subject study of a software developer working in an object-oriented programming environment, we found evidence of a development style characterized by pervasive software reuse. The subject employed regular strategies for template selection and coding in her work, and avoided techniques requiring deep understanding of code details or symbolic execution whenever possible. Within the limits of the design of the study, the subject's performance is related to attributes of object-oriented programming and our interpretation of the mature mental model with which she approached her task.

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