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Prompting in Practice: Investigating Software Practitioners' Use of Generative AI Tools

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Main Authors:	Otten, Daniel, Stalnaker, Trevor, Wintersgill, Nathan, Chaparro, Oscar, Poshyvanyk, Denys
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Software Engineering
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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