An Effective Model for Maintenance of Reusable Components and Software System

Abstract

The quality and the lifetime of the components degrade during the maintenance process of the software system. The maintenance process generally consists of the enhancement of the existing component iteratively. This type of iterative enhancement process may results compatibility issues with other components; by the way, other components also to be modified accordingly, which is cost-effective. The quality of the system may degrade with this traditional way of the maintenance process. This paper presents an effective method of software system maintenance process, especially for the reusability of the components. The investigation on performance factors of the maintenance reveals that the normal process may not work for effective maintenance.