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- research-articleDecember 2023
Decision Tree Regression Analysis of Proposed Metric Suite for Software Fault Prediction
AbstractThe objective of this study is to identify a metric suite for software fault prediction that can solve challenges related to reliability, quality, time, and cost of the software project. This research paper describes the design and analysis of the ...
- research-articleMarch 2023
An empirical evaluation of defect prediction approaches in within-project and cross-project context
Software Quality Journal (KLU-SQJO), Volume 31, Issue 3Pages 917–946https://doi.org/10.1007/s11219-023-09615-7AbstractThe software defect prediction approaches are evaluated, in within-project context only, with only a few other approaches, according to distinct scenarios and performance indicators. So, we conduct various experiments to evaluate well-known defect ...
- research-articleDecember 2022
Using deep temporal convolutional networks to just-in-time forecast technical debt principal
Journal of Systems and Software (JSSO), Volume 194, Issue Chttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2022.111481AbstractTechnical debt is a widely used metaphor to summarize all the consequences of poorly written code. Managing technical debt is important for software developers to allow adequate planning for software maintenance and improvement ...
Highlights- A DL approach to just-in-time predict the effect of source code changes on TD.
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- ArticleNovember 2022
Technical Debt Forecasting from Source Code Using Temporal Convolutional Networks
Product-Focused Software Process ImprovementPages 581–591https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21388-5_43AbstractTechnical Debt describes a deficit in terms of functions, architecture, or integration, which must subsequently be filled to allow a homogeneous functioning of the product itself or its dependencies. It is predominantly caused by pursuing rapid ...
- research-articleMay 2022
Revisiting process versus product metrics: a large scale analysis
Empirical Software Engineering (KLU-EMSE), Volume 27, Issue 3https://doi.org/10.1007/s10664-021-10068-4AbstractNumerous methods can build predictive models from software data. However, what methods and conclusions should we endorse as we move from analytics in-the-small (dealing with a handful of projects) to analytics in-the-large (dealing with hundreds ...
- ArticleSeptember 2021
Software Process Metrics in Agile Software Development: A Systematic Mapping Study
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021Pages 15–26https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87013-3_2AbstractSoftware process metrics are being used for improving agile processes in software companies. This helps a lot in managing customer satisfaction and the growth of the company. Different studies have stated different process metrics and ...
- ArticleNovember 2020
An Empirical Investigation into Industrial Use of Software Metrics Programs
- Prabhat Ram,
- Pilar Rodríguez,
- Markku Oivo,
- Alessandra Bagnato,
- Antonin Abherve,
- Michał Choraś,
- Rafał Kozik
Product-Focused Software Process ImprovementPages 419–433https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64148-1_26AbstractPractitioners adopt software metrics programs to support their software development from the perspective of either overall quality, performance, or both. Current literature details and justifies the role of a metrics program in a software ...
- articleSeptember 2015
Which process metrics can significantly improve defect prediction models? An empirical study
Software Quality Journal (KLU-SQJO), Volume 23, Issue 3Pages 393–422https://doi.org/10.1007/s11219-014-9241-7The knowledge about the software metrics which serve as defect indicators is vital for the efficient allocation of resources for quality assurance. It is the process metrics, although sometimes difficult to collect, which have recently become popular ...
- research-articleAugust 2015
On the usefulness of ownership metrics in open-source software projects
Information and Software Technology (INST), Volume 64, Issue CPages 102–112https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2015.01.013ContextCode ownership metrics were recently defined in order to distinguish major and minor contributors of a software module, and to assess whether the ownership of such a module is strong or shared between developers. ObjectiveThe relationship between ...
- research-articleMarch 2015
Forensic implications of System Resource Usage Monitor (SRUM) data in Windows 8
Digital Investigation: The International Journal of Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DIGITI), Volume 12, Issue CPages 53–65https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diin.2015.01.002The Microsoft Windows 8 operating system has a newly added feature to track system resource usage, specifically process and network metrics over time. Process related information such as process owner, CPU cycles used, data bytes read/written, and ...
- ArticleNovember 2010
Change Bursts as Defect Predictors
ISSRE '10: Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE 21st International Symposium on Software Reliability EngineeringPages 309–318https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSRE.2010.25In software development, every change induces a risk. What happens if code changes again and again in some period of time? In an empirical study on Windows Vista, we found that the features of such change bursts have the highest predictive power for ...
- articleNovember 2010
SPI success factors within product usability evaluation
Journal of Systems and Software (JSSO), Volume 83, Issue 11Pages 2059–2072https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2010.04.066This article presents an experience report where we compare 8 years of experience of product related usability testing and evaluation with principles for software process improvement (SPI). In theory the product and the process views are often seen to ...
- research-articleNovember 2008
An Empirical Study on the Relationship Between Software Design Quality, Development Effort and Governance in Open Source Projects
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (ISOF), Volume 34, Issue 6Pages 765–782https://doi.org/10.1109/TSE.2008.68The relationship among software design quality, development effort, and governance practices is a traditional research problem. However, the extent to which consolidated results on this relationship remain valid for open source (OS) projects is an open ...
- articleMay 2006
An empirical examination of the reverse engineering process for binary files
Computers and Security (CSEC), Volume 25, Issue 3Pages 221–228https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2005.11.002Reverse engineering of binary code file has become increasingly easier to perform. The binary reverse engineering and subsequent software exploitation activities represent a significant threat to the intellectual property content of commercially ...
- ArticleSeptember 2005
Finding Predictors of Field Defects for Open Source Software Systems in Commonly Available Data Sources: A Case Study of OpenBSD
METRICS '05: Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Software Metrics SymposiumPage 32https://doi.org/10.1109/METRICS.2005.26Open source software systems are important components of many business software applications. Field defect predictions for open source software systems may allow organizations to make informed decisions regarding open source software components. In this ...