Time to vote: Temporal clustering of user activity on Stack Overflow
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DOI: 10.1002/asi.24658
Abstract: Question‐and‐answer (Q&A) sites improve access to information and ease transfer of knowledge. In recent years, they have grown in popularity and importance, enabling research on behavioral patterns of their users. We study the dynamics related… read more here.
Keywords: clustering user; time; vote temporal; stack overflow ... See more keywords
How the R community creates and curates knowledge: an extended study of stack overflow and mailing lists
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DOI: 10.1007/s10664-017-9536-y
Abstract: One of the effects of social media’s prevalence in software development is the many flourishing communities of practice where users share a common interest. These large communities use many different communication channels, but little is… read more here.
Keywords: curates knowledge; stack overflow; knowledge; community ... See more keywords
Usage and attribution of Stack Overflow code snippets in GitHub projects
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DOI: 10.1007/s10664-018-9650-5
Abstract: Stack Overflow (SO) is the most popular question-and-answer website for software developers, providing a large amount of copyable code snippets. Using those snippets raises maintenance and legal issues. SO’s license (CC BY-SA 3.0) requires attribution,… read more here.
Keywords: github projects; stack overflow; code; usage attribution ... See more keywords
What’s Spain’s Paris? Mining analogical libraries from Q&A discussions
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DOI: 10.1007/s10664-018-9657-y
Abstract: Third-party libraries are an integral part of many software projects. It often happens that developers need to find analogical libraries that can provide comparable features to the libraries they are already familiar with for different… read more here.
Keywords: analogical libraries; paris mining; stack overflow; analogical library ... See more keywords
Recommending APIs for API Related Questions in Stack Overflow
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2017.2777845
Abstract: Application programming interface (API)-related questions are increasingly posted and discussed by developers in popular question and answer forums, such as Stack Overflow. However, their extremely long resolution time seriously delays the working schedules of developers.… read more here.
Keywords: apis api; stack overflow; question; related questions ... See more keywords
Linking Issue Tracker with Q&A Sites for Knowledge Sharing across Communities
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DOI: 10.1109/tsc.2015.2473847
Abstract: Collaborative development communities and knowledge sharing communities are highly correlated and mutually complementary. The knowledge sharing between these two types of open source communities can be very beneficial to both of them. However, it is… read more here.
Keywords: knowledge sharing; linking issue; stack overflow; issue tracker ... See more keywords
Automatic Mining of Opinions Expressed About APIs in Stack Overflow
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DOI: 10.1109/tse.2019.2900245
Abstract: With the proliferation of online developer forums, developers share their opinions about the APIs they use. The plethora of such information can present challenges to the developers to get quick but informed insights about the… read more here.
Keywords: stack overflow; mining opinions; opinions apis; opinions expressed ... See more keywords
Using Docker to Assist Q&A Forum Users
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DOI: 10.1109/tse.2019.2956919
Abstract: Q&A forums are today a valuable tool to assist developers in programming tasks. Unfortunately, contributions to these forums are often unclear and incomplete. Docker is a container solution that enables software developers to encapsulate an… read more here.
Keywords: docker; using docker; creating containers; stack overflow ... See more keywords
Motivation Under Gamification: An Empirical Study of Developers’ Motivations and Contributions in Stack Overflow
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DOI: 10.1109/tse.2021.3130088
Abstract: To encourage developers’ volunteer contributions, modern programming question and answer (Q&A) sites like Stack Overflow (SO) employ gamified incentive mechanisms such as reputation and badges. Understanding developers’ motivations in the presence of gamification and the… read more here.
Keywords: gamification; stack overflow; incentive mechanisms; motivation gamification ... See more keywords
Perceptions on the Utility of Community Question and Answer Websites Like Stack Overflow to Software Developers
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DOI: 10.1109/tse.2022.3220236
Abstract: Software developers make use of on crowdsourcing during development. Beyond learning from others, developers use online portals such as Stack Overflow as a vehicle for collaboration. However, little is known about developers’ experiences on such… read more here.
Keywords: software; perceptions utility; stack overflow; community ... See more keywords