IPM: An Incremental Process Model for Distributed Component-Based Software Development

In spite of recent and constant researches in the Component-Based Development (CBD) area, there is still lack of patterns, process model and methodologies that effectively support as much the development “for reuse” as “with reuse”. Considering the accelerated growth of the Internet over the last decade, where distribution has become an essential non-functional requirement of most applications, the problem becomes bigger. This paper proposes a novel Incremental Process Model (IPM) that integrates the concepts of Component-Based Software Engineering (CBSE), frameworks, patterns, and distribution. This process model is divided into two stages: the development “for reuse”, and the development “with reuse”. A CASE tool is the main mechanism to apply this process model, supporting inclusively, the code generation of components and applications. A distributed components environment is proposed for accomplishing the results of this process model. Through a case study it is shown how the process model works on a given