4 papers
Quick Build, Careful Check? Generative AI Use in Hackathons
Wangyiyao Zhou, Alexander Serebrenik, Alexander Nolte
Hackathons are time-bounded events where participants form teams to rapidly build software projects. Their short-term nature makes them a natural setting for Generative AI (GenAI)…
HackRep: A Large-Scale Dataset of GitHub Hackathon Projects
Sjoerd Halmans, Lavinia Paganini, Alexander Serebrenik +1
Hackathons are time-bound collaborative events that often target software creation. Although hackathons have been studied in the past, existing work focused on in-depth case studie…
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…
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…