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Understandability for
Reuse
Understandability 2.3.1 is defined
as the attributes of software that bear on the users' efforts
for recognizing the logical concept and its applicability.
Remarks
Understandability for Reuse is a special
case of the quality criterium Understandability 2.3.1 and not
specifically mentioned in the ISO 9126-3 standard. It can be
understood as understandability of software for a software
engineer/developer with the purpose of integrating it in new
systems, e.g., understandability of libraries and
components.
Hence, software engineers/developers should be able to select a software product which is suitable for their intended use. Internal understandability reuse metrics assess whether new software engineers/developers can understand: whether the software is suitable; how it can be used for particular tasks.
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