Empirical studies that use software repository artifacts have become popular in the last decade due to the ready availability of open source project archives. In this paper, we su...
In order to draw valid conclusions when aggregating evidence it is important to describe the context in which industrial studies were conducted. This paper structures the context ...
This paper investigates the application of causal inference methodology for observational studies to software fault localization based on test outcomes and profiles. This methodo...
Service engineering and service-oriented architecture as an integration and platform technology is a recent approach to software systems integration. Software quality aspects such ...
Software firms are increasingly distributing their software development effort across multiple locations. In this paper we present the results of a two year field study that inves...