Open Source Software Systems: Understanding Bug Prediction and Software Developer Roles

  • Authors:
  • R. B. Lenin;S. Ramaswamy;Liguo Yu;R. B. Govindan

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA;University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA;Indiana University South Bend, USA;University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, USA

  • Venue:
  • International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

Complex software systems and the huge amounts of data they produce are becoming an integral part of our organizations. We are also becoming increasingly dependent on high quality software products in our everyday lives. These systems 'evolve' as we identify and correct existing defects, provide new functionalities, or increase their nonfunctional qualities-such as security, maintainability, performance, etc. Simultaneously, more software development projects are distributed over multiple locations often globally and are often several millions of dollars in development costs. Consequently, as the Internet continually eliminates geographic boundaries, the concept of doing business within a single country has given way to companies focusing on competing in an international marketplace. The digitalization of work and the reorganization of work processes across many organizations have resulted in routine and/or commodity components being outsourced.