README files play an essential role in shaping a developer's first impression of a software
repository and in documenting the software project that the repository hosts. Yet, we lack a …

Software development increasingly depends on libraries and frameworks to increase
productivity and reduce time-to-market. Despite this fact, we still lack techniques to assess …

In recent years, the widespread applications of open-source software (OSS) have brought
great convenience for software developers. However, it is always facing unavoidable …

Software engineering is a continuously evolving sector and the demands of the related labor
market result in a wide variety of job openings, ranging from developers to customer service …

Summer of code programs connect students to open source software (OSS) projects,
typically during the summer break from school. Analyzing consolidated summer of code …

The development of open source software (OSS) is a broad field which requires diverse skill
sets. For example, maintainers help lead the project and promote its longevity, technical …

Context: Modern software development demands high levels of technical specialization.
These conditions make IT companies focus on creating cross-functional teams, such as …

An influx of newcomers is critical to the survival, long-term success, and continuity of many
Open Source Software (OSS) community-based projects. However, newcomers face many …

Background: Accurate representation of developer expertise has always been an important
research problem. While a number of studies proposed novel methods of representing …

Determining the right code reviewer for a given code change requires understanding the
characteristics of the changed code, identifying the skills of each potential reviewer …