Using hypertext to locate reusable objects

Abstract

A prevalent problem in code reuse is the difficult if in locating the code to be reused. Rapid prototyping depends heavily on being able to locate software components to assemble into new applications. The paper presents DYHARD, a specification language that allows a programmer to specify how hypertext links are to be maintained between reusable software components in a library. The language is object-oriented and exploits the class structure to help the user model his data. The hypertext links are used to form multiple logical threads interconnecting the software components to let the programmer to locate and reuse code more easily.<>