What should developers be aware of? An empirical study on the directives of API documentation

Martin Monperrus, Michael Eichberg, Elif Tekes, Mira Mezini

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DOI: 10.1007/s10664-011-9186-4
Published: 2011-12-03
Container: Empirical Software Engineering
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s10664-011-9186-4,
  title = {What should developers be aware of? An empirical study on the directives of API documentation},
  author = {Martin Monperrus and Michael Eichberg and Elif Tekes and Mira Mezini},
  year = {2011},
  journal = {Empirical Software Engineering},
  doi = {10.1007/s10664-011-9186-4},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10664-011-9186-4}
}

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TI  - What should developers be aware of? An empirical study on the directives of API documentation
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AU  - Michael Eichberg
AU  - Elif Tekes
AU  - Mira Mezini
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Monperrus, M., Eichberg, M., Tekes, E., & Mezini, M. (2011). What should developers be aware of? An empirical study on the directives of API documentation. Empirical Software Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10664-011-9186-4

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