Chasing Silver Bullets: Realities of Software Factories and Component Based Development

Overview

Developers are continually separating fact from hype, learning to integrate new tools within existing frameworks, and when proven effective leverage new processes along the way. The goal of this paper is to elucidate what component based development really means for developers. Specifically, what are the risks, rewards, and responsibilities of using components, how does it relate to one's existing design and development models and tools, and how can developers use components to their competitive advantage.