Approaches to Legacy System Evolution

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Approaches to
Legacy System Evolution

Nelson H. Weiderman
John K. Bergey
Dennis B. Smith
Scott R. Tilley

December 1997

TECHNICAL REPORT
CMU/SEI-97-TR-014
ESC-TR-97-014

Technical Report
CMU/SEI-97-TR-014
ESC-TR-97-014
December 1997

Approaches to Legacy System Evolution

Nelson H. Weiderman
John K. Bergey
Dennis B. Smith
Scott R. Tilley

Reengineering Center
Product Line Systems

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