The influence of structure on computer program comprehension
โ Scribed by Newsome, Sandra L. ;Katz, Irvin R.
- Book ID
- 111516149
- Publisher
- Psychonomic Society Publications
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 636 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0743-3808
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