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Modifiability of large software systems

  • Part III, Operating System Evolution
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Operating Systems Engineering (IBM 1980)

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The problem of software modifiability is two-fold: that of modifying existing systems and of designing new systems which are easier to modify.

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    L. A. Belady

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Mamoru Maekawa Laszio A. Belady

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Belady, L.A. (1982). Modifiability of large software systems. In: Maekawa, M., Belady, L.A. (eds) Operating Systems Engineering. IBM 1980. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 143. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-11604-4_53

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