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An Investigation into a Systems Development Technique

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The subject of this paper is a case study of an exploration of a technique for automating systems development. It gives the objectives and course of the exploration and the conclusions arrived at. A subsidary aim for the presentation is to publicise the technique explored.

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Verrall, M.S. (1988). An Investigation into a Systems Development Technique. In: Benyon, D., Skidmore, S. (eds) Automating Systems Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1033-4_23

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