ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

International Conference on Software Reuse

Have you ever shared your toys with your friends? Well, people who make computer programs also share their work with other people at a big event called the International Conference on Software Reuse.

You see, making computer programs can be very hard work and it can take a long time to make something really good. But, if people share their computer programs with other people, this can save a lot of time and work for everyone.

At the International Conference on Software Reuse, lots of computer program creators come together to share their work with each other. They talk about how they made their programs and how they can be used in different ways.

By doing this, they can make even better programs, because they can use some of the ideas that other people had. It's like everybody is sharing their toys and everybody can have more fun and create new things.

It's almost like a really big toy swap, but instead of toys, people are sharing computer programs with each other. Isn't that cool?