An intelligent assistant (IA) is a computer system endowed with artificial intelligence and/or
machine learning techniques capable of intelligently assisting people. IAs have gained in …

Empirical research aims to establish generalizable claims from data. Such claims may
involve concepts that must be measured indirectly by using indicators. Construct validity is …

When creating a new software system, or when evolving an existing one, developers do not
reinvent the wheel but, rather, seek available libraries that suit their purpose. In such a …

Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) is defined as the connection between places and physical
objects (ie, things) over the Internet via smart computing devices. It is a rapidly emerging …

Context–During the development of complex software systems, programmers look for
external resources to understand better how to use specific APIs and to get advice related to …

In recent years, recommender systems have gained an increasingly crucial role in software
engineering. Such systems allow developers to exploit a plethora of reusable artifacts …

Context APIs play a central role in software development. The seminal research of Carroll et
al.[15] on minimal manual and subsequent studies by Shull et al.[79] showed that …

Android is nowadays the most popular operating system in the world, not only in the realm of
mobile devices, but also when considering desktop and laptop computers. Such a popularity …

Purpose Software developers extensively use stack overflow (SO) for knowledge sharing on
software development. Thus, software engineering researchers have started mining the …

While implementing software projects, developers do not reinvent the wheel but try to reuse
existing API calls and source code. In recent years, the problems related to recommending …