Reuse Readiness Levels as a Measure of Software Reusability

Need for a framework for the assessment, evaluation and measurement of System Maturity, System Readiness and Capability Readiness

“…However, according to [5], the reusability of software products is a factor often neglected in common measures of technology maturity such as Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs). Measures such as TRLs are concerned primarily with usability of a technology, not its reusability.…”

“…According to [5], in addition to the TRLs, various models for assessing the maturity of software have been proposed, including the Business Readiness Rating (OpenBRR.org, 2005), the Open BQR [7], and the Open Source Maturity Model (Navica). However, in the absence of widespread adoption of any of these models by the large community that reuses software, an alternative model is being developed to assess the maturity of software for reuse [5].…”

Relevance of software reuse in building advanced scientific data processing systems

“…Some of the WG's major activities in these areas include the development and maintenance of a software reuse portal Web site (http:// www.esdswg.com/softwarereuse/), which contains WG documents and other work products such as reuse-related guidelines, the recommendation for the creation of a Reuse Enablement System (RES) and work towards developing a prototype RES, the development of a set of Reuse Readiness Levels (RRLs) to measure the maturity of software in the sense of reusability (Marshall and Downs 2008), and the creation of a peer-recognition software reuse award. These are briefly described below.…”

Software reuse methods to improve technological infrastructure for e-Science

“…The overall RRL score can be computed via a weighted average of score assignments in each of the topic areas. The potential reuser determines the weights and scores in terms of the intended purpose [14].…”

“…RRLs offer the potential to contribute to the development of cloud computing systems and software services established to support scientific research communities [13]. Developed by the Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) software development community and described in [14], the RRLs were created to assist scientific data systems professionals in the design and development of reusable software by facilitating a systematic approach to the development process [15].…”