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  • The choice calculus : a formal language of variation

    Creator:
    Walkingshaw, Eric
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    In this thesis I present the choice calculus, a formal language for representing variation in software and other structured artifacts. The choice calculus is intended to support variation research in a way similar to the lambda calculus in programming language research. Specifically, it provides a simple formal basis for presenting,...
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    Dissertation
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    Calculus: A Formal Language of Variation Abstract approved: Martin Erwig In this thesis I present the

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

    Creator:
    Forrest, Darren J.
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    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...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : _________________________________________________ Carlos Jensen Free / Open Source Software developers come from a myriad of different

  • #ifdef Confirmed Harmful - Promoting Understandable Software Variation

    Creator:
    Le, Duc
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    Maintaining variation in software is a difficult problem that poses serious challenges for the understanding and editing of software artifacts. Although the C preprocessor (CPP) is often the default tool used to introduce variability to software, because of its simplicity and flexibility, it is infamous for its obtrusive syntax and...
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    Capstone Project
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    variation in software is a difficult problem that poses serious challenges for the understanding and

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

    Creator:
    Brindescu, Caius
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    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,...
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    Dissertation
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    3rd part, we investigated how developers resolve merge conflicts. We used a sensemaking approach to

  • Newcomers’ Barriers. . . Is That All? An Analysis of Mentors’ and Newcomers’ Barriers in OSS Projects

    Creator:
    Balali, Sogol
    Abstract:
    Newcomers’ seamless onboarding is important for open collaboration communi- ties, particularly those that leverage outsiders’ contributions to remain sustainable. Nevertheless, previous work shows that OSS newcomers often face several barriers to contribute, which lead them to lose motivation and even give up on contributing. A well-known way to help newcomers...
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    Masters Thesis
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    and even give up on contributing. A well-known way to help newcomers overcome initial contribution