Recent software advances have led to an expansion of the development and usage of
application programming interfaces (APIs). From millions of Android packages (APKs) …

Third-party libraries play a key role in software development as they can relieve developers
of the heavy burden of re-implementing common functionalities. However, third-party …

Significant interest in applying Deep Neural Network (DNN) has fueled the need to support
engineering of software that uses DNNs. Repairing software that uses DNNs is one such …

Enabled by a rich ecosystem of Machine Learning (ML) libraries, programming using
learned models, ie, Software-2.0, has gained substantial adoption. However, we do not …

For users of software libraries or public programming interfaces (APIs), backward
compatibility is a desirable trait. Without compatibility, library users will face increased risk …

Software library packages are constantly evolving and increasing in number. Not updating to
the latest available release of dependent libraries may negatively affect software …

Just like any software, libraries evolve to incorporate new features, bug fixes, security
patches, and refactorings. However, when a library evolves, it may break the contract …

Third-party libraries are a key building block in software development as they allow
developers to reuse common functionalities instead of reinventing the wheel. However, third …

Modern software systems are increasingly relying on dependencies from the ecosystem. A
recent estimation shows that around 35% of an open-source project's code come from its …

Abstract Systems that depend on third-party libraries may have to be updated when updates
to these libraries become available in order to benefit from new functionality, security …