Concept: Styles of Reuse
Describes the main styles of reuse.
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Styles of Reuse

Assets also vary based on the way that an Asset Consumer interacts with them.

  • Black box asset: an asset that is not altered by the asset consumer; typically these are components or services
  • Gray box asset: an asset that is modified using parameters, such as a patterns
  • White box asset: an asset whose internals are modified by the asset consumer
  • Glass box asset: an asset that exposes internals for evaluation and browsing purposes