3 papers
cs.SE2026
Organizational Cohesion in Microservice Architectures: A Multi-Project Empirical Study
Xiaozhou Li, Andrea Janes
The widespread adoption of microservice architectures has introduced new challenges in aligning software modularity with the structure of development organizations. Although prior…
cs.SE2026
Key Developer Roles and Organizational Coupling in Microservices: A Longitudinal Analysis
Xiaozhou Li, Nariman Mani, Jose Sosa Rodriguez +1
Microservice-based systems impose significant organizational coordination challenges, yet the role of individual developers in shaping organizational coupling (OC) remains underexp…
cs.SE2026
Gamifying Architectural Governance to Reduce Organizational Coupling in Microservice Systems
Xiaozhou Li
Microservice is a popular software architecture that relies on decentralized teams and clear service ownership to support modularity and scalability. However, in practice, develope…