3 papers
cs.SE2025
The Fast and Spurious: Developer Productivity with GenAI
Sadia Afroz, Zixuan Feng, Tyler Menezes +4
Generative AI (GenAI) tools are increasingly being adopted in software development as productivity aids, since there is evidence that GenAI tools can improve individual aspects of…
cs.SE2025
Charting Uncertain Waters: A Socio-Technical Roadmap for Sustaining Open Source Communities in the Age of GenAI
Zixuan Feng, Reed Milewicz, Emerson Murphy-Hill +4
Open Source Software (OSS) communities face a wave of uncertainty as Generative AI (GenAI) rapidly transforms how software is created, maintained, and governed. Without clear frame…
cs.HC2025
The Multifaceted Nature of Mentoring in OSS: Strategies, Qualities, and Ideal Outcomes
Zixuan Feng, Igor Steinmacher, Marco Gerosa +4
Mentorship in open source software (OSS) is a vital, multifaceted process that includes onboarding newcomers, fostering skill development, and enhancing community building. This st…