This can include processes such as requirements gathering and documentation, source code control, code review, change management, configuration management, release management, and the actual testing of the software, explains Matt Miller, chief technology officer at CareerBliss.

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"The reason the researchers could discover it at all is because we publish the source code for peer review, " Jones adds.

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