Software processes comprise many steps; coding is followed by building, integration testing,
system testing, deployment, operations, among others. Software process integration and …

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 …

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 …

The team aspects of software engineering have been a subject of great interest since early
work by Fred Brooks and others: how well do people work together in teams? why do people …

Open-source projects do not exist in a vacuum. They benefit from reusing other projects and
themselves are being reused by others, creating complex networks of interdependencies, ie …

Developer social networks (DSNs) are a tool for the analysis of community structures and
collaborations between developers in software projects and software ecosystems. Within …

Understanding one's work environment is important for one's success, especially when
working in teams. In virtual collaborative environments this amounts to being aware of the …

The IT sector struggles with talent acquisition and low retention rates. While several field
studies have explored onboarding of software developers, the software engineering …

Like any other team oriented activity, the software development process is effected by social
diversity in the programmer teams. The effect of team diversity can be significant, but also …

Open source software represents an important form of digital infrastructure as well as a
pathway to technical careers for many developers, but women are drastically …