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Throughout the software life cycle, there are many decision situations involving limited resources in which software engineering economics techniques provide useful assistance.
— Barry Boehm
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Source: Wikiquote: "Barry Boehm" (Quotes, Software engineering economics. (1984): Boehm, Barry W. "Software engineering economics." Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on 1 (1984): 4-21.)
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About Barry Boehm
Barry W. Boehm (May 16, 1935 – August 20, 2022) was an American software engineer, TRW Emeritus Professor of Software Engineering at the Computer Science Department of the University of Southern California, and known for his many contributions to software engineering.
About Barry Boehm
Barry W. Boehm (May 16, 1935 – August 20, 2022) was an American software engineer, TRW Emeritus Professor of Software Engineering at the Computer Science Department of the University of Southern California, and known for his many contributions to software engineering.
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