3 papers
cs.SE2026
Decoupling Code Complexity from Newcomer Participation: A Causal Study of AI Coding Agent Adoption in OSS
Weiwei Xu, Xuanning Cui, Hengzhi Ye +1
Open-source projects depend on a steady inflow of newcomers. A growing concern is that AI coding agents (tools such as Cursor and Claude Code that write code from natural-language…
cs.SE2026
Characterizing Readability Issue Patterns and the Role of Prompt Design in LLM-Generated Code
Hengzhi Ye, Fengyuan Ran, Weiwei Xu +1
Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly changing how code is produced, but generated code still requires human review and validation before it can be adapted or integrated in…
cs.SE2024
A First Look at Package-to-Group Mechanism: An Empirical Study of the Linux Distributions
Dongming Jin, Nianyu Li, Kai Yang +2
Reusing third-party software packages is a common practice in software development. As the scale and complexity of open-source software (OSS) projects continue to grow (e.g., Linux…