4 papers
Repositories, Contributors, and Continuity: An Empirical Study of Foundational Quantum Software
Vincent Gierisch, Nicole Hoess, Ralf Ramsauer +1
Driven by contributions from academia, industry, and open-source communities, the quantum software ecosystem is rapidly growing. Across this ecosystem, new concepts often emerge th…
Works on My QPU: Reproducibility in Quantum Computing Research
Dominik Köster, Maja Franz, Benjamin Zec +3
Quantum computing research increasingly depends on complex software stacks, yet the reproducibility of published results does not receive the priority and longevity mandated by rec…
Oops!... I did it again. Conclusion (In-)Stability in Quantitative Empirical Software Engineering: A Large-Scale Analysis
Nicole Hoess, Carlos Paradis, Rick Kazman +1
Context: Mining software repositories is a popular means to gain insights into a software project's evolution, monitor project health, support decisions and derive best practices.…
Does the Tool Matter? Exploring Some Causes of Threats to Validity in Mining Software Repositories
Nicole Hoess, Carlos Paradis, Rick Kazman +1
Software repositories are an essential source of information for software engineering research on topics such as project evolution and developer collaboration. Appropriate mining t…