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Article #424Re: Scope of new newsgroup: comp.sw.components
From: Bob Hathaway
Date: Sat, 06 May 1989 15:11
Date: Sat, 06 May 1989 15:11
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In article <7885@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> garry@larch.cadif.cornell.edu writes: >In a recent article wtwolfe@hubcap.clemson.edu (Bill Wolfe) wrote: >> $ This newsgroup will facilitate discussions about software components >> $ and their design, implementation, and utilization... > >What, pray tell, is a "software component"? (A library "tool"? A subroutine? >A flowchart? An algorithm? A programmer?) I have not encountered this >term of computer jargon before... > >garry wiegand (garry@larch.cadif.cornell.edu - my "Reply-To", not my "From"!) Grady Booch's `SOFTWARE COMPONENTS WITH Ada - Structures, tools, and Subsystems' provides a taxonomy which seems to be a reasonable starting point for defining components, and reusable design components and common subprograms could provide a useful addition to the taxonomy as well. Is anyone aware of better alternatives? I've seen a lot of talk about storing and retrieving components and it seems that Booch's naming scheme is appropriate for keywords in a database search. Are there any plans for an automated components database that may arise soon out of this newsgroup? Bob rjh@purdue.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!purdue!rjh From: rjh@cs.purdue.EDU (Bob Hathaway) Newsgroups: comp.sw.components Subject: Re: Scope of new newsgroup: comp.sw.components Message-ID: <6718@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> Date: 6 May 89 15:11:32 GMT References: <7885@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> Sender: news@cs.purdue.EDU Reply-To: rjh@cs.purdue.edu (Bob Hathaway) Organization: Department of Computer Science, Purdue University Lines: 24