The Tools Perspective on Software Reverse Engineering: Requirements, Construction, and Evaluation

Advances in Computers

Volumn 79, Issue C, 2010, Pages 189-290

  Kienle, Holger M ^a   Müller, Hausi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84876673046     PISSN: 00652458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2458(10)79005-7     Document Type: Chapter

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