Multi-method research: An empirical investigation of object-oriented technology

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-26

  Wood, Murray ^a   Daly, John ^b   Miller, James ^a   Roper, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b FRAUNHOFER IESE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION;

MULTI-METHOD RESEARCH;

OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

EID: 0033170366     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-1212(99)00042-4     Document Type: Article

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