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On the limits of mutation analysis

Creator:: Gopinath, Rahul
Abstract:: Mutation analysis is the gold standard for evaluating test-suite adequacy. It involves exhaustive seeding of all small faults in a program and evaluating the effectiveness of test suites in detecting these faults. Mutation analysis subsumes numerous structural coverage criteria, approximates fault detection capability of test suites, and the faults produced...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Using provenance to aid document re-finding

Creator:: Lonsdale, Heather
Abstract:: In the field of Human-Computer Interaction, provenance refers to the complete history and genealogy of a document. Provenance can be useful in identifying related resources, such as different versions of the same document or resources used in the creation of a new document. Though methods of provenance collection and applications...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Managing bug reports in free/open source software (FOSS) communities

Creator:: Mohan, Nitin
Abstract:: Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) communities often use open bug reporting to allow users to participate by reporting bugs. This practice can lead to more duplicate reports, as inexperienced users can be less rigorous about researching existing bug reports. The purpose of this research is to determine the extent of this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Joining open source software communities: an analysis of newbies’ first interactions on project mailing lists

Creator:: King, Scott T.
Abstract:: Open source software has become a powerful force in the world of computing. While once confined to the domain of technical specialists, people of all types have begun to adopt this software – from the casual web-surfer who uses Firefox, to the professional web developer who codes in PHP or...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . A big thanks goes to Eric Betts, Jill Cao, Eunyoung Chung, Heather Lonsdale, Yunrim Park, Jordan

An Investigation of the Effects of Merge Conflicts on Collaborative Software Development

Creator:: Brindescu, Caius
Abstract:: Merge conflicts have long plagued software development. With larger and more dispersed teams comes greater risk of developers working on the same code at the same time. While merge conflicts are known to be painful, their exact impact on software is still largely unknown. Are merge conflicts an isolated problem,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Leyline : a provenance-based desktop search system using graphical sketchpad user interface

Creator:: Ghorashi, Seyed Soroush
Abstract:: While there are powerful keyword search systems that index all kinds of resources including emails and web pages, people have trouble recalling semantic facts such as the name, location, edit dates and keywords that uniquely identifies resources in their personal repositories. Reusing information exasperates this problem. A rarely used approach...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Overview of data-distribution from Jensen et al P a rt ic ip a n t ID # o f D o cu m en ts

Corporate involvement in FOSS projects : an in-depth look at corporate contributions and implications for project governance

Creator:: Forrest, Darren J.
Abstract:: Free / Open Source Software developers come from a myriad of different backgrounds. While some contribute for personal reasons, many become involved because they receive compensation from corporations or foundations. The motivation for participating in a project can have dramatic impacts on how and what contribution an individual makes. These...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: on the research. 2.9 References [1] Antoniol, G., Gall, H., Di Penta, M., & Pinzger, M. (n.d

Motivating programmers through karma systems

Creator:: Cedeno, Jose
Abstract:: Keeping FOSS developers motivated is a challenging problem, and their motivation levels can affect the team's productivity and satisfaction, leading to higher or lower productivity. Using reputation systems as a motivator has become the de-facto standard for many online communities, rewarding user's activity through badges of honor or achievement levels....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 2010). In 1998, Eric Raymond, a free open source advocate, helped

Inspiring End-user Programming Through Exposure to Multi-platform Computing and Improved Integrated Development Environments

Creator:: Beardsley, Dedrie
Abstract:: The art of software engineering inherently requires high-level problem solving and perseverance, as programmers and designers wrestle with complex design and implementation challenges in the process of turning loose concepts and ideas into working code. In the current developer ecosystem, engineers are commonly incentivized extrinsically by monetary rewards, approval or...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: cousin Eric Betts for his encouragement to attend graduate school, his technical assistance and his

Gender and participation in early stages of the free/open source software joining process

Creator:: Gilbertson, Claire E.
Abstract:: Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) is a powerful development paradigm for creating software. Increasingly more FOSS projects, like Firefox and Android, are integrated into mainstream technology. It is important that FOSS projects serve its diverse user base well. Several surveys have found that existing FOSS communities are very homogenous populations and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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On the limits of mutation analysis

Using provenance to aid document re-finding

Managing bug reports in free/open source software (FOSS) communities

Joining open source software communities: an analysis of newbies’ first interactions on project mailing lists

An Investigation of the Effects of Merge Conflicts on Collaborative Software Development

Leyline : a provenance-based desktop search system using graphical sketchpad user interface

Corporate involvement in FOSS projects : an in-depth look at corporate contributions and implications for project governance

Motivating programmers through karma systems

Inspiring End-user Programming Through Exposure to Multi-platform Computing and Improved Integrated Development Environments

Gender and participation in early stages of the free/open source software joining process

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