How well do experienced software developers predict software change?

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-27

  Lindvall, Mikael ^a   Sandahl, Kristian ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ERICSSON RADIO SYSTEMS AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case study; Evaluation; Impact analysis; Industrial project; Object orientation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; COST ACCOUNTING; FORECASTING; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE CHANGING;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0032188336     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-1212(98)10019-5     Document Type: Article

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