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What Do Contribution Guidelines Say About Software Testing?

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Main Authors:	Falcucci, Bruna, Gomide, Felipe, Hora, Andre
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Software Engineering
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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