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  2. M. Cusumano, R. Selby "Microsoft Secrets", - The Free Press/Simon & Schuster, NY, 1995
  3. M. Cusumano, R. Selby "How Microsoft Builds Software", - Communications of the ACM, Vol. 40, N. 6, 1997, pp. 53-61
  4. M. Cusumano, R. Selby "Microsoft's Weaknesses in Software Development", - American Programmer, Vol. 10, N. 10, 1997
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  6. S. Levy "Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution", - Anchor/Doubleday, NY, 1984
  7. . " : ", - , N. 6 (20), 1996, . 40-45
  8. "Software Engineering Standard Collection", - IEEE Press, 1994
  9. IEEE Software, Vol. 10, N. 4, July 1993
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  11. A. Davis "Fifteen Principles of Software Engineering", - IEEE Software, Vol. 11, N.6, 1994, pp.94-101
  12. B. Boehm "A Spiral Model of Software Development and Enhancement", - Computer, Vol. 21, N. 5, 1988, pp. 61-72
  13. G. Booch "Object Solutions", - Addison-Wesley, 1996
  14. E. Yourdon "Who Has the Right Stuff?", - Software Development, N. 9, 1997
  15. "Good-Enough Software", - Application Development Strategies, N. 1, 1996
  16. S. Hamilton "Inside Microsoft Research", - Computer, Vol. 31, N. 1, 1998
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