Postmodern Software Development

Computer Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 363-375

  Robinson, Hugh ^a   Hall, Pat ^a   Hovenden, Fiona ^a   Rachel, Janet ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

POSTMODERN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032290420     PISSN: 00104620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/comjnl/41.6.363     Document Type: Article

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