Almost every Mining Software Repositories (MSR) study requires, as first step, the selection
of the subject software repositories. These repositories are usually collected from hosting …

Database-backed web applications are prone to performance bugs related to database
accesses. While much work has been conducted on database-access antipatterns with …

Many software engineering research papers rely on time-based data (eg, commit
timestamps, issue report creation/update/close dates, release dates). Like most real-world …

Quantum computing is a rapidly growing field attracting the interest of both researchers and
software developers. Supported by its numerous open-source tools, developers can now …

Context: Mobile applications have to continuously evolve in order to meet new user
requirements and technological changes. Addressing these constraints may lead to poor …

Quantum Computing (QC) is a fast-growing field that has enhanced the emergence of new
programming languages and frameworks. Furthermore, the increased availability of …

The adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in high-stakes domains such as healthcare, wildlife
preservation, autonomous driving and criminal justice system calls for a data-centric …

Code smells are symptoms of sub-optimal software design and implementation choices.
Detection tools were actively developed for general code smell related to coupling and …

Developers sometimes choose design and implementation shortcuts due to the pressure
from tight release schedules. However, shortcuts introduce technical debt that increases as …

If software quality assurance is postponed or even abandoned for a software system,
maintenance and evolution become harder or even impossible. One widely known symptom …