Feedback in the software evolution process

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 11 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 681-686

  Lehman, M M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FEAST; Feedback systems; Process improvement; Software process

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

E TYPE SOFTWARE; MULTILOOP MULTILEVEL FEEDBACK SYSTEM; SOFTWARE EVOLUTION; SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030296198     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0950-5849(96)01121-4     Document Type: Article

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