Software Engineering (SE) researchers are increasingly paying attention to organizational
and human factors. Rather than focusing only on variables that can be directly measured …

Grounded Theory (GT), a sociological research method designed to study social
phenomena, is increasingly being used to investigate the human and social aspects of …

Context: Previous research highlighted concerns about empirical research in software
engineering (eg, reproducibility, applicability of findings). It is unclear how these concerns …

In large-scale agile software development, many teams work together to achieve
overarching project goals. The more teams, the greater the coordination requirements …

Background: The literature concerning research methodologies and methods has increased
in software engineering in the last decade. However, there is limited guidance on selecting …

In 2006, Fowler and Foemmel defined ten core Continuous Integration (CI) practices that
could increase the speed of software development feedback cycles and improve software …

The software industry lacks gender diversity. Recent research has suggested that a toxic
working culture is to blame. Studies have found that communications in software repositories …

This report documents the program and the outcomes of Dagstuhl Seminar 22021" Mobility
Data Science". This seminar was held January 9-14, 2022, including 47 participants from …

Context: In the contemporary body of software engineering literature, some recurrent
shortcomings characterize how threats to validity (TTV) are considered in studies. Objective …

There is considerable anecdotal evidence suggesting that software engineers enjoy
engaging in solving puzzles and other cognitive efforts. A tendency to engage in and enjoy …