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Towards a taxonomy of software change: research articles. / Buckley, Jim; Mens, Tom; Zenger, Matthias et al.
In: Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice, Vol. 17, No. 5, 09.2005, p. 309-332.

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Buckley, J, Mens, T, Zenger, M, Rashid, A & Kniesel, G 2005, 'Towards a taxonomy of software change: research articles', Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 309-332. https://doi.org/10.1002/smr.319

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Buckley, J., Mens, T., Zenger, M., Rashid, A., & Kniesel, G. (2005). Towards a taxonomy of software change: research articles. Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice, 17(5), 309-332. https://doi.org/10.1002/smr.319

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Buckley J, Mens T, Zenger M, Rashid A, Kniesel G. Towards a taxonomy of software change: research articles. Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice. 2005 Sept;17(5):309-332. doi: 10.1002/smr.319

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Buckley, Jim ; Mens, Tom ; Zenger, Matthias et al. / Towards a taxonomy of software change : research articles. In: Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice. 2005 ; Vol. 17, No. 5. pp. 309-332.

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