2 papers
cs.SE2026
Empirical and Sustainability Aspects of Software Engineering Research in the Era of Large Language Models: A Reflection
David Williams, Max Hort, Maria Kechagia +3
Software Engineering (SE) research involving the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) has introduced several new challenges related to rigour in benchmarking, contamination, replica…
cs.SE2024
Broken Windows: Exploring the Applicability of a Controversial Theory on Code Quality
Diomidis Spinellis, Panos Louridas, Maria Kechagia +1
Is the quality of existing code correlated with the quality of subsequent changes? According to the (controversial) broken windows theory, which inspired this study, disorder sets…