5 papers
Understanding Maintenance and Support in a Community-Driven Scientific Workflow Ecosystem: A Cross-Space Study of Galaxy
Khairul Alam, Kowsik Roy, Md Shamimur Rahman +1
Galaxy is a widely used, community-driven scientific workflow system whose sustainability depends on continuous maintenance across its software, tools, workflows, infrastructure, d…
Why Do Pull Requests Go Silent? Uncovering the Barriers to Contribution Completion in Open-Source Code Review
Md Shamimur Rahman, Farhana Akter, Md Mustakim Billah +2
Pull requests (PRs) underpin pull-based software development by enabling distributed code review and collaborative contribution in open-source projects. Yet many become inactive be…
Does Order Matter? An Empirical Investigation into the Impact of File Ordering on Code Review Effectiveness
Md Shamimur Rahman, Zadia Codabux, Chanchal K. Roy
Modern code review is central to software quality, but its effectiveness depends on reviewer expertise, change characteristics, and how tools present changes. Most platforms displa…
Breaking the Alphabet: Rethinking File Ordering in Code Review
Md Shamimur Rahman, Zadia Codabux, Chanchal K. Roy
Effective code review is central to maintaining software quality, yet there is limited research about how the ordering of changed files in Pull Requests (PRs) influences review eff…
Do Automatic Comment Generation Techniques Fall Short? Exploring the Influence of Method Dependencies on Code Understanding
Md Mustakim Billah, Md Shamimur Rahman, Banani Roy
Method-level comments are critical for improving code comprehension and supporting software maintenance. With advancements in large language models (LLMs), automated comment genera…