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A system which automatically improves programs
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Metadata
- Authors
- Darlington, J., & Burstall, R. M.
- Venue
- Acta Informatica
- Published
- 1976-03
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 41-60
- ISSN
- 0001-5903 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-0525
- OpenAlex
- W2038862832
- Cited by
- 192
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 21.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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