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Contexts, Domains, and Software

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We survey some issues that relate to context dependence and context sensitivity in the development of software, particularly in relation to information systems by defining a range of context-related concepts. Domain models are identified as the appropriate framework for dealing with context-related issues.

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Berztiss, A. (1999). Contexts, Domains, and Software. In: Bouquet, P., Benerecetti, M., Serafini, L., Brézillon, P., Castellani, F. (eds) Modeling and Using Context. CONTEXT 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 1688. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48315-2_34

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