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Exploring API behaviours through generated examples 通过生成的示例探索应用程序接口行为

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Software Quality Journal Pub Date : 2024-04-22 DOI: 10.1007/s11219-024-09668-2

Stefan Karlsson, John Hughes, Robbert Jongeling, Adnan Čaušević, Daniel Sundmark

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Enhancing big data analytics deployment: uncovering stakeholder dynamics and balancing salience in project roles 加强大数据分析部署：揭示利益相关者动态并平衡项目角色的突出性

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Software Quality Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-13 DOI: 10.1007/s11219-024-09665-5

Maria Hoffmann Jensen, Maja Due Kadenic

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Tackling visual and conceptual complexity of problem-oriented modeling of requirements 应对以问题为导向的需求建模的视觉和概念复杂性

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Software Quality Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-11 DOI: 10.1007/s11219-024-09662-8

Waqas Junaid, Zhi Li

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A comprehensive catalog of refactoring strategies to handle test smells in Java-based systems 处理基于 Java 的系统中测试气味的重构策略综合目录

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Software Quality Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-08 DOI: 10.1007/s11219-024-09663-7

Luana Martins, Taher A. Ghaleb, Heitor Costa, Ivan Machado

{"title":"A comprehensive catalog of refactoring strategies to handle test smells in Java-based systems","authors":"Luana Martins, Taher A. Ghaleb, Heitor Costa, Ivan Machado","doi":"10.1007/s11219-024-09663-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11219-024-09663-7","url":null,"abstract":"Test smells, detrimental coding practices that hinder high-quality test code development, pose a significant challenge in software testing and maintenance. Software refactoring, traditionally a powerful approach for addressing code smells and improving software quality without changing functionality, often focuses on production code, leaving test code overlooked. Despite extensive research in test smell refactoring, understanding the efficacy of existing refactoring operations on test code quality remains limited. Investigating real-world developer refactoring practices is crucial to bridge this knowledge gap. In this study, we investigate refactorings performed by developers to address test smells, resulting in a comprehensive catalog of test smells and their corresponding test-specific refactorings. Two test-specific refactorings closely tied to JUnit5 and seven version-agnostic refactorings for various JUnit versions have been identified. While many of these test-specific refactorings are documented in the literature, this analysis unveils new test-specific refactorings aimed at dealing with the “Inappropriate Assertion” test smell. This research provides insights into the challenges faced by developers and prevailing practices for effectively refactoring test code, thereby enhancing software testing and maintenance.","PeriodicalId":21827,"journal":{"name":"Software Quality Journal","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140076241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring the role of big data analytics and dynamic capabilities in ESG programs within pharmaceuticals 探索大数据分析和动态能力在制药企业 ESG 计划中的作用

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Software Quality Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-06 DOI: 10.1007/s11219-024-09666-4

{"title":"Exploring the role of big data analytics and dynamic capabilities in ESG programs within pharmaceuticals","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s11219-024-09666-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11219-024-09666-4","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> Achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs in the pharmaceutical industry. Using the Millennium Development Goals, the 2030 agenda aims to transform European Union companies toward sustainability. In pharmaceuticals, in particular, ESG programs come with complexities such as employee skills, corporate goals, and management expectations. Managing these programs effectively requires advanced technologies such as big data analytics (BDA) and dynamic capabilities (DC). In this study, DC theory is used to develop an architecture for managing ESG criteria, focusing on provenance, traceability, and availability. BDA’s role in ESG programs is explored, along with its use cases and benefits, and how DC drives success in ESG implementation. The study examined five pharmaceutical companies in Germany, Portugal, and Switzerland, all consulting the same firm for BDA systems, to identify the characteristics of effective BDA implementation. The research explores how BDA and DC jointly enhance ESG efforts, the essential skills needed, and how DC aids in real-time decision-making in BDA projects aligned with ESG standards. It highlights the BDA system’s accuracy and effectiveness in managing ESG programs, with DC as a pivotal facilitator. Findings reveal BDA’s value in operational efficiency and aligning business models with ESG goals, underscoring the need for diverse skills in BDA implementation and DC’s importance in integrating various managerial capacities into effective strategies. The study promotes a dynamic, data-driven approach in the pharmaceutical industry for managing complex ESG initiatives. It stresses continuous learning, adaptation, and integrating technological advances with ethical business practices. The research concludes by emphasizing BDA and DC’s vital roles in advocating ethical, socially responsible, and environmentally sustainable practices in the pharmaceutical sector, marrying technology with ethical business strategies.","PeriodicalId":21827,"journal":{"name":"Software Quality Journal","volume":"192 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140045191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A family of experiments about how developers perceive delayed system response time 关于开发人员如何看待系统延迟响应时间的一系列实验

IF 1.9 3区计算机科学

Software Quality Journal Pub Date : 2024-03-04 DOI: 10.1007/s11219-024-09660-w

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Optimal test case generation for boundary value analysis 边界值分析的最佳测试用例生成

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Software Quality Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-13 DOI: 10.1007/s11219-023-09659-9

Xiujing Guo, Hiroyuki Okamura, Tadashi Dohi

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Quality evaluation meta-model for open-source software: multi-method validation study 开源软件质量评估元模型：多方法验证研究

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Software Quality Journal Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI: 10.1007/s11219-023-09658-w

Nebi Yılmaz, Ayça Kolukısa Tarhan

{"title":"Quality evaluation meta-model for open-source software: multi-method validation study","authors":"Nebi Yılmaz, Ayça Kolukısa Tarhan","doi":"10.1007/s11219-023-09658-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11219-023-09658-w","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, open-source software (OSS) has attracted increasing attention due to its easy accessibility via cloud repositories, voluntary community, no vendor lock-in, and low total cost of ownership. In turn, specifying and evaluating OSS quality has become a significant challenge for OSS adoption in organizations that are inclined to use them. Although many OSS quality models have been proposed in the literature, the dynamic and diverse nature of OSS has caused these models to be heterogeneous in terms of structure and content. This has adversely affected the standardization of evaluations and led to the evaluation results obtained from different OSS quality models for the same purpose being incomparable and sometimes unreliable. Therefore, in this study, a meta-model for OSS quality (OSS-QMM), which employs a unified structure from existing quality models and enables the derivation of homogeneous models, has been proposed. For this purpose, a systematic and laborious effort has been spent via a step-based meta-model creation process including review-and-revise iterations. In order to validate the OSS-QMM, case study and expert opinion methods have been applied to answer three research questions (RQs) targeted to investigate practical applicability, results comparability, and effectiveness of using the meta-model. Multiple and embedded case study designs have been employed for evaluating three real ERP systems, and 20 subject matter experts have been interviewed during the validation process. The results of multi-faceted empirical studies have indicated that the OSS-QMM has addressed solving problems in OSS quality evaluation and its adoption with high degrees of confidence.","PeriodicalId":21827,"journal":{"name":"Software Quality Journal","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139770061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Towards improving agility in public administration 提高公共行政的灵活性

IF 1.9 3区计算机科学

Software Quality Journal Pub Date : 2024-01-20 DOI: 10.1007/s11219-023-09657-x

Hanna Looks, Jannik Fangmann, Jörg Thomaschewski, María-José Escalona, Eva-Maria Schön

{"title":"Towards improving agility in public administration","authors":"Hanna Looks, Jannik Fangmann, Jörg Thomaschewski, María-José Escalona, Eva-Maria Schön","doi":"10.1007/s11219-023-09657-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11219-023-09657-x","url":null,"abstract":"In times of crises, such as the refugee crisis or the corona pandemic, the workload in public administrations increases because of the demands of citizens or short-term legal changes. In addition, there is an increasing need for digitalization or to be able to react flexibly to changes. Agile process models and agile practices are appropriate to overcome these challenges. The objective of this paper is to investigate how public administrations can measure their degree of agility to identify potential for improving it. The authors conducted a descriptive single-case study which included multiple units of analysis in a public administration in Germany. The case study was supported by their questionnaire for measuring the degree of agility. One outcome of this study is a conceptual framework that can be used to drive agile transformation in public administrations by continuously measuring agility. Therefore, a questionnaire for measuring agility at team level in public administrations has been developed. The application of the questionnaire in three teams provide insights into dysfunctionality in the interdisciplinary teams as well as optimization potential in terms of affinity to change. The adoption of agility in public administration is a challenge, given that resistance to change is still prevalent. A transformational change is a constant journey, and therefore, the measurement of progress plays an important role in the continuous improvement of an organization. The applied approach delivers high potential for improvement in terms of agility and provides interesting insights for both practitioners and academics.","PeriodicalId":21827,"journal":{"name":"Software Quality Journal","volume":"136 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139508233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring better alternatives to size metrics for explainable software defect prediction 为可解释软件缺陷预测探索尺寸度量的更好替代方案

IF 1.9 3区计算机科学

Software Quality Journal Pub Date : 2023-12-29 DOI: 10.1007/s11219-023-09656-y

Chenchen Chai, Guisheng Fan, Huiqun Yu, Zijie Huang, Jianshu Ding, Yao Guan

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