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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 36 , Issue 10 (October 1993) table of contents

Pages: 35 - 43

Year of Publication: 1993

ISSN:0001-0782

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Larry L. Constantine

Constantine and Lockwood, Ltd., Acton, MA

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
K. Computing Milieux
K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Additional Classification:
D. Software
D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
D.2.9 Management
Subjects: Programming teams

K. Computing Milieux
K.7 THE COMPUTING PROFESSION

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors

Keywords:
organizational paradigms, programming teams, software design teams

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