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SQuaD: The Software Quality Dataset
Mikel Robredo, Matteo Esposito, Davide Taibi +2
Software quality research increasingly relies on large-scale datasets that measure both the product and process aspects of software systems. However, existing resources often focus…
What Were You Thinking? An LLM-Driven Large-Scale Study of Refactoring Motivations in Open-Source Projects
Mikel Robredo, Matteo Esposito, Fabio Palomba +2
Context. Code refactoring improves software quality without changing external behavior. Despite its advantages, its benefits are hindered by the considerable cost of time, resource…
Emerging Trends in Software Architecture from the Practitioners Perspective: A Five Year Review
Ruoyu Su, Noman Ahmad, Matteo Esposito +3
Software architecture plays a central role in the design, development, and maintenance of software systems. With the rise of cloud computing, microservices, and containers, archite…
Architectural Degradation: Definition, Motivations, Measurement and Remediation Approaches
Noman Ahmad, Ruoyu Su, Matteo Esposito +3
Architectural degradation, also known as erosion, decay, or aging, impacts system quality, maintainability, and adaptability. Although widely acknowledged, current literature shows…
Autonomic Microservice Management via Agentic AI and MAPE-K Integration
Matteo Esposito, Alexander Bakhtin, Noman Ahmad +4
While microservices are revolutionizing cloud computing by offering unparalleled scalability and independent deployment, their decentralized nature poses significant security and m…
Centrality Change Proneness: an Early Indicator of Microservice Architectural Degradation
Alexander Bakhtin, Matteo Esposito, Valentina Lenarduzzi +1
Over the past decade, the wide adoption of Microservice Architecture has required the identification of various patterns and anti-patterns to prevent Microservice Architectural Deg…
Leveraging Network Methods for Hub-like Microservice Detection
Alexander Bakhtin, Matteo Esposito, Valentina Lenarduzzi +1
Context: Microservice Architecture is a popular architectural paradigm that facilitates flexibility by decomposing applications into small, independently deployable services. Catal…
Descriptor: C++ Self-Admitted Technical Debt Dataset (CppSATD)
Phuoc Pham, Murali Sridharan, Matteo Esposito +1
In software development, technical debt (TD) refers to suboptimal implementation choices made by the developers to meet urgent deadlines and limited resources, posing challenges fo…
Generative AI for Software Architecture. Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions
Matteo Esposito, Xiaozhou Li, Sergio Moreschini +5
Context: Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is transforming much of software development, yet its application in software architecture is still in its infancy, and no prior…
Network Centrality as a New Perspective on Microservice Architecture
Alexander Bakhtin, Matteo Esposito, Valentina Lenarduzzi +1
Context: Over the past decade, the adoption of Microservice Architecture (MSA) has led to the identification of various patterns and anti-patterns, such as Nano/Mega/Hub services.…
A Call for Critically Rethinking and Reforming Data Analysis in Empirical Software Engineering
Matteo Esposito, Mikel Robredo, Murali Sridharan +3
Context: Empirical Software Engineering (ESE) drives innovation in SE through qualitative and quantitative studies. However, concerns about the correct application of empirical met…
On Large Language Models in Mission-Critical IT Governance: Are We Ready Yet?
Matteo Esposito, Francesco Palagiano, Valentina Lenarduzzi +1
Context. The security of critical infrastructure has been a pressing concern since the advent of computers and has become even more critical in today's era of cyber warfare. Protec…