A systematic examination of knowledge loss in open source software projects

M Rashid, PM Clarke, RV O'Connor - International Journal of Information …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Context Open Source Software (OSS) development is a knowledge focused activity
which relies heavily on contributors who can be volunteers or paid workers and are …

Towards a theory of software developer job satisfaction and perceived productivity

MA Storey, T Zimmermann, C Bird… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Developer satisfaction and work productivity are important considerations for software
companies. Enhanced developer satisfaction may improve the attraction, retention and …

On the abandonment and survival of open source projects: An empirical investigation

G Avelino, E Constantinou, MT Valente… - 2019 ACM/IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Background: Evolution of open source projects frequently depends on a small number of
core developers. The loss of such core developers might be detrimental for projects and …

Ecosystem-level determinants of sustained activity in open-source projects: A case study of the PyPI ecosystem

M Valiev, B Vasilescu, J Herbsleb - Proceedings of the 2018 26th ACM …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Open-source projects do not exist in a vacuum. They benefit from reusing other projects and
themselves are being reused by others, creating complex networks of interdependencies, ie …

Developer turnover in global, industrial open source projects: Insights from applying survival analysis

B Lin, G Robles, A Serebrenik - 2017 IEEE 12th International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Large open source software projects often have a globally distributed development team.
Studies have shown developer turnover has a significant impact on the project success …