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  • Supporting the learning process of open source novices : an evaluation of code and project history visualization tools

    Creator:
    Park, Yunrim
    Abstract:
    Active participation and collaboration of community members are crucial to the continuation and expansion of open source software projects. Researchers have recognized the value of community in open source development and studied various aspects of it including structure of communities, motivations for participation, and collaboration among members. However, the majority...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________ Carlos Jensen Active participation and collaboration of community members are crucial to

  • 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....
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    Masters Thesis
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    :   _______________________________________________   Carlos  Jensen     Keeping  FOSS  developers  motivated  is  a

  • Diagramming practices in open source software development

    Creator:
    Chung, Eunyoung
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    Visual information presented in diagrams promotes information processing both in an individual and in collaborative work. Previous literature has identified the role of diagrams in understanding information processing in a variety of disciplines. In software engineering, diagrams are a prevalent method involved in process development: diagrams are used for system...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Abstract approved: __________________________________________________________________________ Carlos

  • Getting to local information : the role of different costs

    Creator:
    Rajaram, Vidya
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    Finding information can cost a significant amount of time, even when the information is already stored on the user’s local computer system. There is significant research aimed at reducing these time costs, but little research into exactly what these costs are or how they impact people’s use of tools and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , Dr. Carlos Jensen and Dr. Eric Skyllingstad, for accepting to be on my committee. This work