Over the last 25+ years, the software community has been searching for the best models for estimating variables of interest (e.g., cost, defects, and fault proneness). However, li...
This paper presents an evaluation to determine the importance of the accurate thermal characterization for several elements of a semiconductor device. Specifically, it evaluates ...
Source code cloning does not happen within a single system only. It can also occur between one system and another. We use the term code sibling to refer to a code clone that evolv...
In agile software development, planning meetings play a pivotal role in establishing a concrete understanding of customers’ requirements. Using tools to enhance the effectivenes...
Previous studies of Object-Oriented (OO) software have reported avoidance of the inheritance mechanism and cast doubt on the wisdom of ‘deep’ inheritance levels. From an evolu...