Finding a needle in the haystack: A technique for ranking matches between components

Abstract. Searching and subsequently selecting reusable components from com-ponent repositories has become a key impediment for not only component-based development but also for achieving the overall usability of component develop-ment environments and the ultimate re-usability of the components themselves. Component matching, a fundamental aspect of the component search problem, has been a well-studied problem, resulting in many different matching technique