Quality, productivity, and learning in framework-based development: An exploratory case study

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 876-888

  Morisio, Maurizio ^a,b   Romano, Daniele ^c   Stamelos, Ioannis ^a,d  

^a IEEE   (Greece)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Application framework; Empirical study; Framework; Learning; Process quality; Product line; Software reuse

Indexed keywords

PROCESS QUALITY;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; PRODUCTIVITY; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0036709199     PISSN: 00985589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSE.2002.1033227     Document Type: Article

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