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''You Can't Open an LLM With a Screwdriver'': The De-Democratization of Software
Zixuan Feng, Italo Santos, Kostadin Damevski +1
Claims that generative AI will soon write all of the code have led to predictions that programming is nearing its end. In this vision paper, we argue against this assumption that b…
When AI Joins the Team! A Model of How AI Adoption Relates To Social Patterns in Software Engineering Teams
Giusy Annunziata, Rudrajit Choudhuri, Anita Sarma +2
Context: The growing adoption of AI-assisted development tools is changing how software teams collaborate, share knowledge, and coordinate, yet its consequences for team social dyn…
Restructure This: Using AI to Restructure Onboarding Documents to Reduce Cognitive Overload
Zixuan Feng, Prashant Tandan, Igor Steinmacher +2
Onboarding documentation is critical for attracting and retaining newcomers in open source software (OSS). However, it is often presented as dense, inconsistently structured, and f…
Guidelines for Cultivating a Sense of Belonging to Reduce Developer Burnout
Bianca Trinkenreich, Marco Aurelio Gerosa, Anita Sarma +1
Burnout affects software developers' mental and physical well-being and contributes to turnover, generating strong concerns in the software industry. Prior research has shown that…
Addressing OSS Community Managers' Challenges in Contributor Retention
Zixuan Feng, Katie Kimura, Bianca Trinkenreich +3
Open-source software (OSS) community managers face significant challenges in retaining contributors, as they must monitor activity and engagement while navigating complex dynamics…