Software engineering concerns methods and techniques to develop large software systems.
The engineering metaphor is used to emphasize a systematic approach to develop systems …

George Santayana's statement," Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to
repeat it," is only half true. The past also includes successful histories. If you haven't been …

The number of software engineering research papers over the last few years has grown
significantly. An important question here is: how relevant is software engineering research to …

The convergence of information technology (IT) with operational technology (OT), within
physical assets can enhance performance but also presents challenges due to higher …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide a feature‐based characterization of version
control systems (VCSs), providing an overview about the state‐of‐the‐art of versioning …

An ongoing problem in revision control systems is how to resolve conflicts in a merge of
independently developed revisions. Unstructured revision control systems are purely text …

Recent research results suggest a need for code clone management. In this paper, we
introduce JSync, a novel clone management tool. JSync provides two main functions to …

Many areas of computer science are concerned with some form of variation in software---
from managing changes to software over time to supporting families of related artifacts. We …

The earlier a conflict is detected, the easier it is to resolve-this is the main precept of
workspace awareness. Workspace awareness seeks to provide users with information of …

In an environment of constant change and variation driven by competition and innovation, a
software service can rarely remain stable. Being able to manage and control the evolution of …