Using the affect grid to measure emotions in software requirements engineering

Journal of Universal Computer Science

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1281-1298

  Colomo Palacios, Ricardo ^a   Casado Lumbreras, Cristina ^b   Soto Acosta, Pedro ^c   García Crespo, Ángel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emotions; Software engineering; Software psychology; Software requirements

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051708566     PISSN: 0958695X     EISSN: 09486968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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