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Adopting Continuous Delivery and Deployment: Impacts on Team Structures, Collaboration and Responsibilities 采用持续交付和部署:对团队结构、协作和责任的影响

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-06-15 DOI: 10.1145/3084226.3084263

Mojtaba Shahin, Mansooreh Zahedi, M. Babar, Liming Zhu

{"title":"Adopting Continuous Delivery and Deployment: Impacts on Team Structures, Collaboration and Responsibilities","authors":"Mojtaba Shahin, Mansooreh Zahedi, M. Babar, Liming Zhu","doi":"10.1145/3084226.3084263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3084226.3084263","url":null,"abstract":"Context: Continuous Delivery and Deployment (CD) practices aim to deliver software features more frequently and reliably. While some efforts have been made to study different aspects of CD practices, a little empirical work has been reported on the impact of CD on team structures, collaboration and team members' responsibilities. Goal: Our goal is to empirically investigate how Development (Dev) and Operations (Ops) teams are organized in software industry for adopting CD practices. Furthermore, we explore the potential impact of practicing CD on collaboration and team members' responsibilities. Method:We conducted a mixed-method empirical study, which collected data from 21 in-depth, semi-structured interviews in 19 organizations and a survey with 93 software practitioners. Results: There are four common types of team structures (i.e., (1) separate Dev and Ops teams with higher collaboration; (2) separate Dev and Ops teams with facilitator(s) in the middle; (3) small Ops team with more responsibilities for Dev team; (4) no visible Ops team) for organizing Dev and Ops teams to effectively initiate and adopt CD practices. Our study also provides insights into how software organizations actually improve collaboration among teams and team members for practicing CD. Furthermore, we highlight new responsibilities and skills (e.g., monitoring and logging skills), which are needed in this regard.","PeriodicalId":192290,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115436398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 18

An Exploratory Study of Functionality and Learning Resources of Web APIs on ProgrammableWeb 可编程Web上Web api功能和学习资源的探索性研究

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-06-15 DOI: 10.1145/3084226.3084286

Yuan Tian, Pavneet Singh Kochhar, D. Lo

引用次数: 4

Investigating developers' email discussions during decision-making in Python language evolution 调查开发人员在Python语言演变决策过程中的电子邮件讨论

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-06-15 DOI: 10.1145/3084226.3084271

P. Sharma, Bastin Tony Roy Savarimuthu, N. Stanger, Sherlock A. Licorish, A. Rainer

{"title":"Investigating developers' email discussions during decision-making in Python language evolution","authors":"P. Sharma, Bastin Tony Roy Savarimuthu, N. Stanger, Sherlock A. Licorish, A. Rainer","doi":"10.1145/3084226.3084271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3084226.3084271","url":null,"abstract":"Context: Open Source Software (OSS) developers use mailing lists as their main forum for discussing the evolution of a project. However, the use of mailing lists by developers for decision-making has not received much research attention. Objective: We have explored this issue by studying developers' email discussions around Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs). Method: Our dataset comprised 42,672 emails from six different mailing lists pertaining to PEP development. We performed multiple forms of analysis on these emails, involving both quantitative measures (e.g., frequency) and deeper analysis of specific PEP discussions (i.e., outlier analysis). Results: Out of three PEP types (Informational, Process and Standard Track), Standard Track PEPs attract a large amount of discussion (both in volume and average number of messages per proposal). Our study also identified specific PEP states and topics that generated a disproportionate amount of discussion. Conclusion: Our outcomes point to several opportunities for improving the management of an OSS team based on the knowledge generated from discussions. We have also identified several interesting avenues for future work such as identifying individuals or groups that present persuasive arguments during decision-making.","PeriodicalId":192290,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123864918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 16

On the Evaluation of Effort Estimation Models 关于工作量估算模型的评价

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-06-15 DOI: 10.1145/3084226.3084260

L. Lavazza, S. Morasca

{"title":"On the Evaluation of Effort Estimation Models","authors":"L. Lavazza, S. Morasca","doi":"10.1145/3084226.3084260","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3084226.3084260","url":null,"abstract":"Background. Using accurate effort estimation models can help software companies plan, monitor, and control their development process and development costs. It is therefore important to define sound accuracy indicators that allow practitioners and researchers to assess and rank different effort estimation models so that practitioners can select the most accurate, and therefore useful one. Several accuracy indicators exist, with different advantages and disadvantages. Objective. We propose a general framework for building sound accuracy indicators for effort estimation models. Method. The accuracy indicators that comply with our proposal are built by means of a comparison between a reference effort estimation model and the specific model whose accuracy we would like to assess. Several existing indicators are built this way: we develop a framework so new indicators can be defined in a sound way. Results. From a theoretical point of view, we applied our approach to accuracy indicators based on the square of the residuals and the absolute value of the residuals. We show that using a random model as a reference model, as done in some recent literature, sets too low a bar in terms of what may be acceptable. Instead, we use reference models that are built based on constant functions. From a practical point of view, we applied our approach to datasets containing measures of industrial software development projects. With the proposed method we were able to derive indications both according to criteria already proposed in the literature and according to new criteria. Conclusions. Our method can be used to define sound accuracy indicators for effort estimation models.","PeriodicalId":192290,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123668258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 20

Comparing Communication Effort within the Scrum, Scrum with Kanban, XP, and Banana Development Processes 比较Scrum、Scrum与看板、XP和香蕉开发过程中的沟通工作

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-06-15 DOI: 10.1145/3084226.3084270

D. Taibi, Valentina Lenarduzzi, M. Ahmad, K. Liukkunen

引用次数: 25

Crowdsourced Knowledge on Stack Overflow: A Systematic Mapping Study 关于堆栈溢出的众包知识:一个系统的映射研究

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-06-15 DOI: 10.1145/3084226.3084267

Sarah Meldrum, Sherlock A. Licorish, Bastin Tony Roy Savarimuthu

{"title":"Crowdsourced Knowledge on Stack Overflow: A Systematic Mapping Study","authors":"Sarah Meldrum, Sherlock A. Licorish, Bastin Tony Roy Savarimuthu","doi":"10.1145/3084226.3084267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3084226.3084267","url":null,"abstract":"Platforms such as Stack Overflow are available for software practitioners to solicit help and solutions to their challenges and knowledge needs. This community's practices have in recent times however caused quality-related concerns. Academic work tends to provide validation for the practice and processes of these forums, however, previous work did not review the scale of scientific attention that is given to this cause. We conducted a Systematic Mapping study involving 266 papers from six relevant databases to address this gap. In this preliminary work we explored the level of academic interest Stack Overflow has generated, the publication venues, the topics studied and approaches used. Outcomes show that Stack Overflow has attracted increasing research interest, with topics relating to both community dynamics and human factors, and technical issues. In addition, research studies have been largely evaluative or proposed solutions, though this latter approach tends to lack validation. This signals the need for future work to explore the nature of Stack Overflow research contributions that are provided, and their quality. We outline our research agenda for continuing with such efforts.","PeriodicalId":192290,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132831549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 33

Defect Triage Meetings: Challenges and Lessons Learned: Extended Abstract 缺陷分类会议:挑战和经验教训:扩展摘要

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-06-15 DOI: 10.1145/3084226.3084281

Mohsin Irshad

引用次数: 0

Effort and Cost in Software Engineering: A Comparison of Two Industrial Data Sets 软件工程中的努力与成本:两种工业数据集的比较

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-06-15 DOI: 10.1145/3084226.3084249

Hennie Huijgens, A. Deursen, Leandro L. Minku, C. Lokan

{"title":"Effort and Cost in Software Engineering: A Comparison of Two Industrial Data Sets","authors":"Hennie Huijgens, A. Deursen, Leandro L. Minku, C. Lokan","doi":"10.1145/3084226.3084249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3084226.3084249","url":null,"abstract":"Context The research literature on software development projects usually assumes that effort is a good proxy for cost. Practice, however, suggests that there are circumstances in which costs and effort should be distinguished. Objectives: We determine similarities and differences between size, effort, cost, duration, and number of defects of software projects. Method: We compare two established repositories (ISBSG and EBSPM) comprising almost 700 projects from industry. Results: We demonstrate a (log)-linear relation between cost on the one hand, and size, duration and number of defects on the other. This justifies conducting linear regression for cost. We establish that ISBSG is substantially different from EBSPM, in terms of cost (cheaper) and duration (faster), and the relation between cost and effort. We show that while in ISBSG effort is the most important cost factor, this is not the case in other repositories, such as EBSPM in which size is the dominant factor. Conclusion: Practitioners and researchers alike should be cautious when drawing conclusions from a single repository.","PeriodicalId":192290,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering","volume":"92 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124743233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5

Exploring the outsourcing relationship in software startups: A multiple case study 探索软件创业公司的外包关系:一个多案例研究

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-06-15 DOI: 10.1145/3084226.3084248

Anh Nguyen-Duc, P. Abrahamsson

引用次数: 9

A Method for Assessing Class Change Proneness 一种评价班级变动倾向的方法

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-06-15 DOI: 10.1145/3084226.3084239

Elvira-Maria Arvanitou, Apostolos Ampatzoglou, A. Chatzigeorgiou, P. Avgeriou

{"title":"A Method for Assessing Class Change Proneness","authors":"Elvira-Maria Arvanitou, Apostolos Ampatzoglou, A. Chatzigeorgiou, P. Avgeriou","doi":"10.1145/3084226.3084239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3084226.3084239","url":null,"abstract":"Change proneness is a quality characteristic of software artifacts that represents their probability to change in the future due to: (a) evolving requirements, (b) bug fixing, or (c) ripple effects. In the literature, change proneness has been associated with many negative consequences along software evolution. For example, artifacts that are change-prone tend to produce more defects, and accumulate more technical debt. Therefore, identifying and monitoring modules of the system that are change-prone is of paramount importance. Assessing change proneness requires information from two sources: (a) the history of changes in the artifact as a proxy of how frequently the artifact itself is changing, and (b) the source code structure that affects the probability of a change being propagated among artifacts. In this paper, we propose a method for assessing the change proneness of classes based on the two aforementioned information sources. To validate the proposed approach, we performed a case study on five open-source projects. Specifically, we compared the accuracy of the proposed approach to the use of other software metrics and change history to assess change proneness, based on the 1061-1998 IEEE Standard on Software Measurement. The results of the case study suggest that the proposed method is the most accurate and reliable assessor of change proneness. The high accuracy of the method suggests that the method and accompanying tool can effectively aid practitioners during software maintenance and evolution.","PeriodicalId":192290,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131301330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 19