Survival of software reuse: Node.js packages component selection and dependencies

Tolulope Amos Awoniyi; Stephen Olusola Maitanmi

doi:10.30574/gjeta.2024.19.1.0015

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Survival of software reuse: Node.js packages component selection and dependencies

Tolulope Amos Awoniyi ^* and Stephen Olusola Maitanmi

Department of Software Engineering, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State PMB 4003, Nigeria.

Research Article

Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2024, 19(01), 207–211.

Article DOI: 10.30574/gjeta.2024.19.1.0015

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/gjeta.2024.19.1.0015

Publication history

Received on 12 January 2024; revised on 17 April 2024; accepted on 20 April 2024

Abstract

Software reuse is a widely recognized and extensively studied practice in the field of software engineering. It involves using pre-existing software components to enhance productivity and efficiency. Node.js and its package manager enable software reuse by managing dependencies. Dependencies play a crucial role in defining the connections and interactions between various components of a software system. The selection of components and their interactions can greatly impact the functionality, performance, and stability of a software system. Overlooking these factors or making poor choices regarding component selection may lead to incomplete or flawed systems. Various factors that impact the decision-making process for selecting components were discussed, including documentation availability, crowdsourcing initiatives, and GitHub activities.

Keywords

Component; Dependencies; Node.js; Packages; Software reuse

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Tolulope Amos Awoniyi and Stephen Olusola Maitanmi. Survival of software reuse: Node.js packages component selection and dependencies. Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2024, 19(1), 207-211. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/gjeta.2024.19.1.0015

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