Context Secondary studies are vulnerable to threats to validity. Although, mitigating these
threats is crucial for the credibility of these studies, we currently lack a systematic approach …

The purpose of this study is to perform a synthesis of API research. The study took stock of
literature from academic journals on APIs with their associated themes, frameworks …

Context: A software product line is a means to develop a set of products in which variability
is a central phenomenon captured in variability models. The field of SPLs and variability …

Planning and managing requirements changes in Global Software Development (GSD) is a
challenging task. While requirements change has received much attention from researchers …

Literature reviews are essential for any researcher trying to keep up to date with the
burgeoning software engineering literature. Finding relevant papers can be hard due to the …

Over the last 30 years, AI & Law has provided breakthroughs in studies involving case-
based reasoning, rule-based reasoning, information retrieval and, most recently, conceptual …

A variety of maturity models have been developed and evolved as a tool for assessments/
benchmarking and continuous improvements for the past two decades. The rapidly …

Software visualization (SV) allows us to visualize different aspects and artifacts related to
software, thus helping engineers understanding its underlying design and functionalities in a …

Um dos grandes desafios em Engenharia de Software é utilizar métodos eficazes de ensino
e aprendizagem de modo que os conceitos teóricos sejam melhores abordados através de …

Context: End-user service composition (EUSC) is a service-oriented paradigm that aims to
empower end users and allow them to compose their own web applications from reusable …