Over the past decade, the rise of blockchain technology has led to the emergence of a
growing number of decentralized platforms that are governed less by platform owners and …

Besides a git-based version control system, GitHub integrates several social coding
features. Particularly, GitHub users can star a repository, presumably to manifest interest or …

Microservices emerged as one of the most popular architectural patterns in the recent years
given the increased need to scale, grow and flexibilize software projects accompanied by …

Managing cross-project dependencies is tricky in modern software development. A primary
way to manage dependencies is using dependency configuration files, which brings …

In recent years, the explosion of genomic data and bioinformatic tools has been
accompanied by a growing conversation around reproducibility of results and usability of …

MATLAB/Simulink is widely used for model-based design. Engineers create Simulink
models and compile them to embedded code, often to control safety-critical cyber-physical …

Abstract While Free and Open Source (F/OSS) coding has traditionally been described as a
separate commons linked to values of openness and sharing, recent research suggests an …

Issue tracking systems are now prevalent in software development, which would help
developers submit and discuss issues to solve development problems on software projects …

How can we quantify the influence among repos-itories in online archives like GitHub?
Determining repository influence is an essential building block for understanding the …

Open source software projects typically extend the capabilities of their software by
incorporating code contributions from a diverse cross-section of developers. This GitHub …