Essential Elements of a Component-Based Development Environment for the Software Supermarket

This paper presents the essential elements that a component-based software engineering (CBSE) development environment should have in order for the Software Supermarket (SoS) to be effectively deployed therein. An analysis of current development environments is also presented so as to determine whether or not there is any current environment that complies with the essential elements presented. We find that none of the development environments studied fulfills the essential elements required for a SoS.