Selection of third party software in Off-The-Shelf-based software development—An interview study with industrial practitioners

The success of software development using third party components highly depends on the ability to select a suitable component for the intended application. The evidence shows that there is limited knowledge about current industrial OTS selection practices. As a result, there is often a gap between t...

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Vydáno v:The Journal of systems and software Ročník 84; číslo 4; s. 620 - 637
Hlavní autoři: Ayala, Claudia, Hauge, Øyvind, Conradi, Reidar, Franch, Xavier, Li, Jingyue
Médium: Journal Article Publikace
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: New York Elsevier Inc 01.04.2011
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Témata:
Component selection
Computer programs
Computer software
Empirical analysis
Empirical study
Enginyeria del software
Information systems
Informàtica
Markets
Object-oriented programming (Computer science)
Off-The-Shelf-based software development
Programació orientada a l'objecte (Informàtica)
Programari
Repositories
Reusabilitat
Reusability
Software
Software development
Software engineering
Software industry
Software reuse
Strategy
Systems development
Third party
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC
Off-The-Shelf-based software development
Component selection
Software reuse
Empirical study
Software engineering
ISSN:0164-1212, 1873-1228
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Shrnutí:The success of software development using third party components highly depends on the ability to select a suitable component for the intended application. The evidence shows that there is limited knowledge about current industrial OTS selection practices. As a result, there is often a gap between theory and practice, and the proposed methods for supporting selection are rarely adopted in the industrial practice. This paper's goal is to investigate the actual industrial practice of component selection in order to provide an initial empirical basis that allows the reconciliation of research and industrial endeavors. The study consisted of semi-structured interviews with 23 employees from 20 different software-intensive companies that mostly develop web information system applications. It provides qualitative information that help to further understand these practices, and emphasize some aspects that have been overlooked by researchers. For instance, although the literature claims that component repositories are important for locating reusable components; these are hardly used in industrial practice. Instead, other resources that have not received considerable attention are used with this aim. Practices and potential market niches for software-intensive companies have been also identified. The results are valuable from both the research and the industrial perspectives as they provide a basis for formulating well-substantiated hypotheses and more effective improvement strategies.
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ISSN:0164-1212
1873-1228
DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2010.10.019