Clone-based variability management in the android ecosystem
Mobile app developers often need to create variants to account for different customer
segments, payment models or functionalities. A common strategy is to clone (or fork) an …
segments, payment models or functionalities. A common strategy is to clone (or fork) an …
Studying android app popularity by cross-linking github and google play store
The incredible success of the mobile App economy has been attracting software developers
hoping for new or repeated success. Surviving in the fierce competitive App market involves …
hoping for new or repeated success. Surviving in the fierce competitive App market involves …
The 'as code' activities: development anti-patterns for infrastructure as code
Context: The 'as code'suffix in infrastructure as code (IaC) refers to applying software
engineering activities, such as version control, to maintain IaC scripts. Without the …
engineering activities, such as version control, to maintain IaC scripts. Without the …
[HTML][HTML] Fault-insertion and fault-fixing behavioural patterns in Apache Software Foundation Projects
Background: Developers inevitably make human errors while coding. These errors can lead
to faults in code, some of which may result in system failures. It is important to reduce the …
to faults in code, some of which may result in system failures. It is important to reduce the …
Predicting merge conflicts considering social and technical assets
Concurrent contributions to a code base may introduce merge conflicts. Whereas merge
conflicts are easy and common to introduce, resolving them is a difficult, time-consuming …
conflicts are easy and common to introduce, resolving them is a difficult, time-consuming …
Reuse and maintenance practices among divergent forks in three software ecosystems
With the rise of social coding platforms that rely on distributed version control systems,
software reuse is also on the rise. Many software developers leverage this reuse by creating …
software reuse is also on the rise. Many software developers leverage this reuse by creating …
Examining Ownership Models in Software Teams: A Systematic Literature Review and a Replication Study
Effective ownership of software artifacts, particularly code, is crucial for accountability,
knowledge sharing, and code quality enhancement. Researchers have proposed models …
knowledge sharing, and code quality enhancement. Researchers have proposed models …
Examining ownership models in software teams
Effective ownership of software artifacts, particularly code, is crucial for accountability,
knowledge sharing, and code quality enhancement. Researchers have proposed models …
knowledge sharing, and code quality enhancement. Researchers have proposed models …
Pareco: patched clones and missed patches among the divergent variants of a software family
PK Ramkisoen, J Businge, B Van Bladel… - Proceedings of the 30th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Re-using whole repositories as a starting point for new projects is often done by maintaining
a variant fork parallel to the original. However, the common artifacts between both are not …
a variant fork parallel to the original. However, the common artifacts between both are not …
Variant forks-motivations and impediments
Social coding platforms centred around git provide explicit facilities to share code between
projects: forks, pull requests, cherry-picking to name but a few. Variant forks are an …
projects: forks, pull requests, cherry-picking to name but a few. Variant forks are an …