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A component-based process for modelling and evolving legacy systems

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A component-based process for modelling and evolving legacy systems. / Kotonya, Gerald; Hutchinson, John.
In: Software Process: Improvement and Practice, Vol. 13, No. 2, 03.2008, p. 113-125.

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Kotonya, G & Hutchinson, J 2008, 'A component-based process for modelling and evolving legacy systems', Software Process: Improvement and Practice, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 113-125. https://doi.org/10.1002/spip.370

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Kotonya, G., & Hutchinson, J. (2008). A component-based process for modelling and evolving legacy systems. Software Process: Improvement and Practice, 13(2), 113-125. https://doi.org/10.1002/spip.370

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Kotonya G, Hutchinson J. A component-based process for modelling and evolving legacy systems. Software Process: Improvement and Practice. 2008 Mar;13(2):113-125. Epub 2008 Jan 14. doi: 10.1002/spip.370

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Kotonya, Gerald ; Hutchinson, John. / A component-based process for modelling and evolving legacy systems. In: Software Process: Improvement and Practice. 2008 ; Vol. 13, No. 2. pp. 113-125.

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