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Meaning and context in computer programs

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Sharing domain knowledge among programmers using the source code as the medium.

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cover image Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM  Volume 65, Issue 5
May 2022
108 pages
ISSN:0001-0782
EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/3533590
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Published: 25 April 2022
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