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Designing Diversity and Inclusion Processes and Tools for Sustainable Open Source

Creator:

Guizani, Mariam

Abstract:

Over time, Open Source Software (OSS) has become indispensable in the creation and upkeep of software products, serving as the fundamental building block for widely used solutions in our daily lives, including applications that enable communication, entertainment, and productivity. A sustainable OSS ecosystem is one that attracts and retains a...

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Dissertation
Elucidating Computational Narratives to Facilitate Code Comprehension

Creator:

Chattopadhyay, Souti

Abstract:

Programming is integrated across the workflow of multiple domains where end-user programmers, those who need to program as a means to an end, regularly need to code. In the modern setting of collaborative development, end-user programmers have to interpret the intentions behind existing code to contribute and build solutions to...

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Dissertation
Investigating the Effects of Design Quality in OSS Projects

Creator:

Mannan, Umme Ayda

Abstract:

Software systems are becoming an essential part of the lives of both individuals and organizations, and as a consequence, these systems are getting bigger and more complex. Because of this, the tasks of maintaining the quality in these complex software systems are becoming increasingly difficult. Furthermore, these systems are subject...

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Dissertation
Supporting merge comprehension when resolving merge conflicts

Creator:

Nelson, Nicholas

Abstract:

Distributed version control allows developers to manage software evolution among distributed development teams. But it does not eliminate all consistency and concurrency issues, and instead introduces additional complexity when merging code. And resolving merge conflicts is nontrivial when automated merging fails. In such cases, developers are forced to inspect the...

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Dissertation