Code search is a core software engineering task. Effective code search tools can help
developers substantially improve their software development efficiency and effectiveness. In …

Handling large-scale software variability is still a challenge for many organizations. After
decades of research on variability management concepts, many industrial organizations …

Developers commonly use features to define, manage, and communicate functionalities of a
system. Unfortunately, the locations of features in code and other characteristics (feature …

Feature code is often scattered across a software system. Scattering is not necessarily bad if
used with care, as witnessed by systems with highly scattered features that evolved …

A microservice implements a small unit of functionality that it provides through a network
using lightweight protocols. So, microservices can be combined to fulfill tasks and implement …

Tracing requirements to their implementation is crucial to all stakeholders of a software
development process. When managing software variability, requirements are typically …

Engineering software amounts to implementing and evolving features. While some
engineering approaches advocate the explicit use of features, developers usually do not …

Developers spend a substantial amount of their time with program comprehension. To
improve their comprehension and refresh their memory, developers need to communicate …

Locating features is one of the most common software development activities. It is typically
done during maintenance and evolution, when developers need to identify the exact places …

Many software systems need to exist in multiple variants. Organizations typically develop
variants using clone&own---copying and adapting systems towards new requirements …