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Component Rank: Relative Significance Rank for Software Component Search

Katsuro Inoue, Reishi Yokomori, Hikaru Fujiwara, Tetsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Matsushita, Shinji Kusumoto

DOI 10.1109/icse.2003.1201184dblp

Abstract

Collections of already developed programs are important resources for efficient development of reliable software systems. In this paper, we propose a novel method of ranking software components, called Component Rank, based on analyzing actual use relations among the components and propagating the significance through the use relations. We have developed a component-rank computation system, and applied it to various Java programs. The result is promising such that non-specific and generic components are ranked high. Using the Component Rank system as a core part, we are currently developing Software Product Archiving, analyzing, and Retrieving System named SPARS.

BibTeX
@inproceedings{Inoue-al:ICSE03,
  author    = {Katsuro Inoue and
               Reishi Yokomori and
               Hikaru Fujiwara and
               Tetsuo Yamamoto and
               Makoto Matsushita and
               Shinji Kusumoto},
  title     = {Component Rank: Relative Significance Rank for Software Component Search},
  booktitle = {ICSE},
  pages     = {14--24},
  publisher = {{IEEE} Computer Society},
  year      = {2003},
}

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