Version control systems are essential for co-ordinating work on a software project. A number
of open-and closed-source projects are proposing to move, or have already moved, their …

In recent years, software development has started to transition from centralized version
control systems (CVCSs) to decentralized version control systems (DVCSs). Although …

Centralized Version Control Systems have been used by many open source projects for a
long time. However, in recent years several widely-known projects have migrated their …

Distributed Version Control Systems (DVCS) have seen an increase in popularity relative to
traditional Centralized Version Control Systems (CVCS). Yet we know little on whether …

We introduce a novel approach to enabling analytical processing of project data. The
approach exploits source code repositories for information about project evolution …

The research examines the version histories of nine open source software systems to
uncover trends and characteristics of how developers commit source code to version control …

Abstract Version Control Systems (VCS) have been used by many software developers
during project developments as it helps them to manage the source codes and enables …

Version control has been an essential aspect of any software development project since
early 1980s. In the recent years, however, we see version control as a common feature …

The source code and its history represent the output and process of software development
activities and are an invaluable resource for study and improvement of software …

A Version Control System (VCS), also known as a Revision Control System or Source
Control System, is required when developing projects above a few hundred lines of code or …