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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 42 , Issue 1 (January 1999) table of contents

Pages: 87 - 92

Year of Publication: 1999

ISSN:0001-0782

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Pierre N. Robillard

École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, P.Q., Canada

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
D. Software
D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Additional Classification:
D. Software
D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
D.2.2 Design Tools and Techniques
Subjects: Computer-aided software engineering (CASE)

H. Information Systems
H.1 MODELS AND PRINCIPLES
H.1.2 User/Machine Systems
Subjects: Software psychology

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors, Theory

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