Why don't they practice what we preach?

Annals of Software Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 201-222

  Humphrey, Watts S ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041728284     PISSN: 10227091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018997029222     Document Type: Article

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