Developer social networks (DSNs) are a tool for the analysis of community structures and
collaborations between developers in software projects and software ecosystems. Within …

In this paper we examine the model of crowdsourcing for translation and compare it with
Machine Translation (MT). The large volume of material to be translated, the translation of …

By identifying the socio-technical conditions required for teams to work effectively remotely,
the Distance Matters framework has been influential in CSCW since its introduction in 2000 …

Context Coordinating a software project across distances is challenging. Even without
geographical and time zone distances, other distances within a project can cause …

Requirements communication plays a vital role in development projects in coordinating the
customers, the business roles and the software engineers. Communication gaps represent a …

Context Software development projects involve the use of a wide range of tools to produce a
software artifact. Software repositories such as source control systems have become a focus …

Collaboration is a central activity in software engineering, as all but the most trivial projects
involve multiple engineers working together. Hence, understanding software engineering …

Abstract Context Face-to-Face (F2F) interaction is a strong means to foster social
relationships and effective knowledge sharing within a team. However, communication in …

Many companies use Global Software Development (GSD) to access skilled people, reduce
costs and utilize around the clock development. GSD has numerous social and technical …

In the past few years, software engineering researchers have adopted social network
analysis techniques to understand collaboration patterns in global software teams. In this …