Using Software Visualisation to Enhance Online Component Markets

Online component markets can be costly for consumers to use, in terms of the time and effort spent understanding the components on offer. This cost of understanding will deter consumers from reusing the available components. Software visualisations derived from the components' run-time behaviour can lessen the cost of understanding. We have developed a prototype tool called Spider for providing this functionality to producers and consumers. We discuss some of the issues involved, along with our experiences in implementing the prototype.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: APVIS
• Authors: Stuart Marshall, Robert Biddle, James Noble
• Keywords: APVIS 2004, APVIS 2007, Available Components, Online Component Markets, Tool Called Spider