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A softwareSoftware '''packagePackage development process''' is a system for developing [[Software package (installation)|software packages]]. Packages make it easier to reuse and share code, e.g., via a [[software repository]]. A formal system for package checking can help expose bugs, thereby potentially making it easier to produce ''trustworty software'' (Chambers' ''prime directive''). <ref> {{cite book

| last = Chambers | first = John M. | authorlink=John M. Chambers

| title = Software for Data Analysis: Programming with R

| publisher = Springer

| year = 2008

| isbn = 0387759352

}}

</ref> This in turn can help improve productivity for people who produce and use software.

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