Theory-oriented software engineering
Klaas-Jan Stol,Brian Fitzgerald +1 more
TL;DR: The importance of theory and conceptualization is discussed, and the Research Path Schema (RPS) is presented, which is an adaptation of an analytical framework from the social sciences that can complement the recent focus on Evidence Based Software Engineering.
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About: This article is published in Science of Computer Programming. The article was published on 01 Apr 2015. and is currently open access. The article focuses on the topics: Conceptualization & Empirical research.
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