Empirically based theories are generally perceived as foundational to science. However, in
many disciplines, the nature, role and even the necessity of theories remain matters for …

Context: The pull-based model, widely used in distributed software development, offers an
extremely low barrier to entry for potential contributors (anyone can submit of contributions to …

Software peer review is practiced on a diverse set of software projects that have drastically
different settings, cultures, incentive systems, and time pressures. In an effort to characterize …

This paper develops an inductive theory of the open source software (OSS) innovation
process by focussing on the creation of Freenet, a project aimed at developing a …

Software developers submit patches to handle tens or even hundreds of bugs reported daily.
However, not all submitted patches can be directly integrated into the code base, since they …

The pull-based development model, enabled by git and popularised by collaborative coding
platforms like Bit Bucket, Gitorius, and GitHub, is widely used in distributed software teams …

Code review is the manual assessment of source code by humans, mainly intended to
identify defects and quality problems. Modern Code Review (MCR), a lightweight variant of …

We present the vision that for all fields of software engineering (SE), empirical research
methods should enable the development of scientific knowledge about how useful different …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of pair-programming on student
performance in an introductory programming class. Data was collected from approximately …

" Your One-Stop Guide To Passing The ISTQB Foundation Level Exam Foundations of
Software Testing: Updated edition for ISTQB Certification" is your essential guide to software …