Towards a Software Component Certification Framework

The growing use of commercial components in large systems makes selection and evaluation of components an essential activity. Many organizations struggle in their attempts to select an appropriate component in their system. In this way, we propose a certification framework to evaluate the quality of software components in an efficient way.

1. Introduction

One of the most compelling reasons for adopting component-based approaches in software development, with or without objects, is the premise of reuse. The idea is to build software from existing components primarily by assembling and replacing interoperable parts. The implications for reduced development time and improved product quality make this approach very attractive [1].