A commonly held belief is that the friend construct in C++ is a violation of encapsulation. However, little empirical analysis of its use has taken place to provide evidence to su...
Michael English, Jim Buckley, Tony Cahill, Kristia...
Differing views have been expressed on the appropriateness of the friend construct in the design and implementation of object-oriented software in C++. However, little empirical a...
Michael English, Jim Buckley, Tony Cahill, Kristia...
The usefulness and usability of programming tools (for example, languages, libraries, and frameworks) may greatly impact programmer productivity and software quality. Ideally, the...
One of the key goals of open source development is the sharing of knowledge, experience, and solutions that pertain to a software system and its problem domain. Source code clonin...
Raihan Al-Ekram, Cory Kapser, Richard C. Holt, Mic...
Automated test data generation has remained a topic of considerable interest for several decades because it lies at the heart of attempts to automate the process of Software Testi...