An exploratory qualitative and quantitative analysis of emotions in issue report comments of open source systems

A Murgia, M Ortu, P Tourani, B Adams… - Empirical Software …, 2018 - Springer
Software development—just like any other human collaboration—inevitably evokes
emotions like joy or sadness, which are known to affect the group dynamics within a team …

Continuous knowledge contribution in social Q&A communities: The moderation effects of self-presentation and motivational affordances

L Luo, Y Wang, S Duan, S Shang, B Ma… - … Technology & People, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Based on the perspectives of social capital, image motivation and motivation
affordances, this paper explores the direct and moderation effects of different kinds of …

Icsd: An automatic system for insecure code snippet detection in stack overflow over heterogeneous information network

Y Ye, S Hou, L Chen, X Li, L Zhao, S Xu… - Proceedings of the 34th …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
As the popularity of modern social coding paradigm such as Stack Overflow grows, its
potential security risks increase as well (eg, insecure codes could be easily embedded and …

Reporting consent, anonymity and confidentiality procedures adopted in empirical studies using human participants

D Badampudi, F Fotrousi, B Cartaxo… - E-Informatica Software …, 2022 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
Background: Empirical studies involving human participants need to follow procedures to
avoid causing harm to the subjects. However, it is not always clear how researchers should …

Ask it right! identifying low-quality questions on community question answering services

U Arora, N Goyal, A Goel, N Sachdeva… - … Joint Conference on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Stack Overflow is a Community Question Answering service that attracts millions of users to
seek answers to their questions. Maintaining high-quality content is necessary for relevant …

How are discussions linked? A link analysis study on GitHub Discussions

M Lima, I Steinmacher, D Ford, G Vorreuter… - Journal of Systems and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Software development requires collaborative efforts and consensus among developers,
emphasizing the need for effective communication and knowledge sharing within the teams …

Cybersecurity discussions in Stack Overflow: a developer-centred analysis of engagement and self-disclosure behaviour

NE Díaz Ferreyra, M Vidoni, M Heisel… - Social Network Analysis …, 2023 - Springer
Stack Overflow (SO) is a popular platform among developers seeking advice on various
software-related topics, including privacy and security. As for many knowledge-sharing …

[PDF][PDF] An Empirical Study on Neophytes of Stack Overflow: How Welcoming the Community is towards Them.

A Al Jobair, S Mohammad, ZR Maisha, MJI Mostafa… - ENASE, 2022 - scitepress.org
Stack Overflow (SO) is the most popular question and answers (Q&A) platform for
programmers with a rapidly expanding community of new users. However, the unwelcoming …

Stack overflow–informal learning and the global expansion of professional development and opportunities in programming?

M Nivala, A Seredko, T Osborne… - 2020 IEEE Global …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The purpose of this study is to examine if, and to what extent, online Community Question
Answering platforms expand the opportunities for professional development in …

An analysis of user profiles from covid-19 questions in stack overflow

K Stakoulas, K Georgiou, N Mittas… - Proceedings of the 25th …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many changes in society, with one of the most important
being an explosion of software development concerning technological solutions for …