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Table 2: Evaluation framework and the evaluation results of the CBD methods
Way of thinking
RUP Select
Perspective
Catalysis KobrA
UML
Components
Business
Component
Factory
Components and services
as the main focus of a
development process
2
4
3
4
4
4
Clear, consistent, and
technology-independent
component and service
concepts
1
4
3
3
4
4
Semi-formal and/or formal
defi nition of component
and service concepts
2
3
3
4
3
3
Enriched contract-based
interface construct
1
4
3
3
4
3
Focus on behavior-driven
rather than data-driven
service and component
concepts
2
3
2
2
3
3
Defi ning different scope
and granularity levels of
components and services
1
3
2
2
2
4
Way of modeling
RUP
Select
Perspective
Catalysis KobrA
UML
Components
Business
Component
Factory
Appropriate modeling
notation for component
and service concepts
3
3
3
2
4
2
Defi ning models at differ-
ent levels of abstraction
3
3
3
3
3
4
Modeling from various
viewpoints using the
concepts of component
and service
2
2
2
2
2
4
Focus on collaboration,
interaction and coordina-
tion of components and
services
1
3
3
2
2
3
Rigorous component
specifi cation
2
4
4
2
4
3
Reusability of modeling
artifacts
2
4
4
3
2
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