Identifying and addressing problems in object-oriented framework reuse

Empirical Software Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-274

  Kirk, Douglas ^a   Roper, Marc ^a   Wood, Murray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Documentation; Empirical study; Framework reuse; Object oriented frameworks; Qualitative study; Software comprehension

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; CONFORMAL MAPPING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION;

EMPIRICAL STUDY; FRAMEWORK REUSE; OBJECT ORIENTED FRAMEWORKS; QUALITATIVE STUDY; SOFTWARE COMPREHENSION;

OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

EID: 34248525000     PISSN: 13823256     EISSN: 15737616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10664-006-9027-z     Document Type: Article

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