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Empirical studies to build a science of computer science

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We learn to develop software by building, testing, and evolving models.

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                    cover image Communications of the ACM
                    Communications of the ACM  Volume 50, Issue 11
                    November 2007
                    90 pages
                    ISSN:0001-0782
                    EISSN:1557-7317
                    DOI:10.1145/1297797
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