Understanding component co-evolution with a study on Linux

Empirical Software Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-141

  Yu, Liguo ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Coupling; Linux; Software evolution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

CO-EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY COUPLING; LINUX; SOFTWARE EVOLUTION;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33847765423     PISSN: 13823256     EISSN: 15737616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10664-006-9000-x     Document Type: Article

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