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Motivations, Challenges, Best Practices, and Benefits for Bots and Conversational Agents in Software Engineering: A Multivocal Literature Review 软件工程中机器人和对话式代理的动机、挑战、最佳实践和优势：多语种文献综述

arXiv - CS - Software Engineering Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: arxiv-2409.11864

Stefano Lambiase, Gemma Catolino, Fabio Palomba, Filomena Ferrucci

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Promise and Peril of Collaborative Code Generation Models: Balancing Effectiveness and Memorization 协作式代码生成模式的前景与危险：平衡效率与记忆

arXiv - CS - Software Engineering Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: arxiv-2409.12020

Zhi Chen, Lingxiao Jiang

{"title":"Promise and Peril of Collaborative Code Generation Models: Balancing Effectiveness and Memorization","authors":"Zhi Chen, Lingxiao Jiang","doi":"arxiv-2409.12020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2409.12020","url":null,"abstract":"In the rapidly evolving field of machine learning, training models with\u0000datasets from various locations and organizations presents significant\u0000challenges due to privacy and legal concerns. The exploration of effective\u0000collaborative training settings capable of leveraging valuable knowledge from\u0000distributed and isolated datasets is increasingly crucial. This study\u0000investigates key factors that impact the effectiveness of collaborative\u0000training methods in code next-token prediction, as well as the correctness and\u0000utility of the generated code, demonstrating the promise of such methods.\u0000Additionally, we evaluate the memorization of different participant training\u0000data across various collaborative training settings, including centralized,\u0000federated, and incremental training, highlighting their potential risks in\u0000leaking data. Our findings indicate that the size and diversity of code\u0000datasets are pivotal factors influencing the success of collaboratively trained\u0000code models. We show that federated learning achieves competitive performance\u0000compared to centralized training while offering better data protection, as\u0000evidenced by lower memorization ratios in the generated code. However,\u0000federated learning can still produce verbatim code snippets from hidden\u0000training data, potentially violating privacy or copyright. Our study further\u0000explores effectiveness and memorization patterns in incremental learning,\u0000emphasizing the sequence in which individual participant datasets are\u0000introduced. We also identify cross-organizational clones as a prevalent\u0000challenge in both centralized and federated learning scenarios. Our findings\u0000highlight the persistent risk of data leakage during inference, even when\u0000training data remains unseen. We conclude with recommendations for\u0000practitioners and researchers to optimize multisource datasets, propelling\u0000cross-organizational collaboration forward.","PeriodicalId":501278,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - CS - Software Engineering","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142261199","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}

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Prototypical Leadership in Agile Software Development 敏捷软件开发中的原型领导力

arXiv - CS - Software Engineering Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: arxiv-2409.11685

Jina Dawood, Lucas Gren

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Shannon Entropy is better Feature than Category and Sentiment in User Feedback Processing 在用户反馈处理中，香农熵是比类别和情感更好的特征

arXiv - CS - Software Engineering Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: arxiv-2409.12012

Andres Rojas Paredes, Brenda Mareco

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From Group Psychology to Software Engineering Research to Automotive R&D: Measuring Team Development at Volvo Cars 从群体心理学到软件工程研究再到汽车研发：沃尔沃汽车公司团队发展的衡量标准

arXiv - CS - Software Engineering Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: arxiv-2409.11778

Lucas Gren, Christian Jacobsson

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Model-Checking the Implementation of Consent 对同意的执行情况进行示范检查

arXiv - CS - Software Engineering Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: arxiv-2409.11803

Raúl Pardo, Daniel Le Métayer

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A Taxonomy of Self-Admitted Technical Debt in Deep Learning Systems 深度学习系统中自我承认的技术债务分类标准

arXiv - CS - Software Engineering Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: arxiv-2409.11826

Federica Pepe, Fiorella Zampetti, Antonio Mastropaolo, Gabriele Bavota, Massimiliano Di Penta

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Investigating team maturity in an agile automotive reorganization 调查敏捷汽车重组中的团队成熟度

arXiv - CS - Software Engineering Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: arxiv-2409.11781

Lucas Gren, Niclas Pettersson

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Bridging Design and Development with Automated Declarative UI Code Generation 自动生成声明式用户界面代码，架起设计与开发的桥梁

arXiv - CS - Software Engineering Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: arxiv-2409.11667

Ting Zhou, Yanjie Zhao, Xinyi Hou, Xiaoyu Sun, Kai Chen, Haoyu Wang

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AutoSpec: Automated Generation of Neural Network Specifications AutoSpec：自动生成神经网络规范

arXiv - CS - Software Engineering Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI: arxiv-2409.10897

Shuowei Jin, Francis Y. Yan, Cheng Tan, Anuj Kalia, Xenofon Foukas, Z. Morley Mao

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