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"It would work for me too": How Online Communities Shape Software Developers' Trust in AI-Powered Code Generation Tools
Ruijia Cheng, Ruotong Wang, Thomas Zimmermann +1
While revolutionary AI-powered code generation tools have been rising rapidly, we know little about how and how to help software developers form appropriate trust in those AI tools…
Understanding Skills for OSS Communities on GitHub
Jenny T. Liang, Thomas Zimmermann, Denae Ford
The development of open source software (OSS) is a broad field which requires diverse skill sets. For example, maintainers help lead the project and promote its longevity, technica…
Looking for related discussions on GitHub Discussions
Marcia Lima, Igor Steinmacher, Denae Ford +4
Software teams are increasingly adopting different tools and communication channels to aid the software collaborative development model and coordinate tasks. Among such resources,…
Towards Mining OSS Skills from GitHub Activity
Jenny T. Liang, Thomas Zimmermann, Denae Ford
Open source software (OSS) development relies on diverse skill sets. However, to our knowledge, there are no tools which detect OSS-related skills. In this paper, we present a nove…
Attracting and Retaining OSS Contributors with a Maintainer Dashboard
Mariam Guizani, Thomas Zimmermann, Anita Sarma +1
Tools and artifacts produced by open source software (OSS) have been woven into the foundation of the technology industry. To keep this foundation intact, the open source community…