Verification and validation techniques often generate various forms of software development artifacts. Change records created from verification and validation efforts show how fil...
Growing maintenance costs have become a major concern for developers and users of software systems. Changeability is an important aspect of maintainability, especially in environm...
M. Ajmal Chaumun, Hind Kabaili, Rudolf K. Keller, ...
Before performing drastic changes to a project, it is worthwhile to thoroughly explore the available options within the current structure of a project. An alternative to drastic c...
Tim Menzies, Steve Williams, Barry W. Boehm, Jairu...
In this paper, we present an approach that examines the evolution of code stored in source control repositories. The technique identifies Change Clusters, which can help managers...
Jay Kothari, Ali Shokoufandeh, Spiros Mancoridis, ...
Abstract—Developers often make multiple changes to software. These changes are introduced to work cooperatively or to accomplish separate goals. However, changes might not intera...