Metrics for quality and concurrency in object-based systems

Annals of Software Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue , 1996, Pages 93-119

  Welch, Lonnie R ^a   Lankala, Mrinalini ^b   Farr, William ^c   Hammer, Dieter K ^d  

^a The University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^d EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 21444440874     PISSN: 10227091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02063807     Document Type: Article

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