OdysseyShare: an environment for collaborative component-based development

Automated support such as the one provided by software development environments (SDEs) is a key requirement for the systematization of large-scale component-based software development. However, to provide a component-based SDE, adequate software development process, methods and tools that consider component-based development (CBD) activities must be previously defined. Moreover, CBD can be a highly distributed and collaborative activity that needs group interaction support. In this paper, we describe OdysseyShare environment, a collaborative component-based SDE under development at the Computer Science Department of COPPE/UFRJ. It supports activities involved in modeling, construction, reuse and group interaction by providing an integrated set of tools and a repository of reusable components.