On compiler error messages: What they say and what they mean

Advances in Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Traver, V Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

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EID: 78349241116     PISSN: 16875893     EISSN: 16875907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/602570     Document Type: Article

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