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Analysis of Library Dependency Networks of Package Managers Used in iOS Development
Kristiina Rahkema, Dietmar Pfahl, Rudolf Ramler
Reusing existing solutions in the form of third-party libraries is common practice when writing software. Package managers are used to manage dependencies to third-party libraries…
Vulnerability Propagation in Package Managers Used in iOS Development
Kristiina Rahkema, Dietmar Pfahl
Although using third-party libraries is common practice when writing software, vulnerabilities may be found even in well-known libraries. Detected vulnerabilities are often fixed q…
Bug or not Bug? Analysing the Reasons Behind Metamorphic Relation Violations
Alejandra Duque-Torres, Dietmar Pfahl, Claus Klammer +1
Metamorphic Testing (MT) is a testing technique that can effectively alleviate the oracle problem. MT uses Metamorphic Relations (MRs) to determine if a test case passes or fails.…
An Exploratory Study on the Evidence of Hackathons' Role in Solving OSS Newcomers' Challenges
Ahmed Samir Imam Mahmoud, Alexander Nolte, Dietmar Pfahl
Background: OSS projects face various challenges. One major challenge is to onboard and integrate newcomers to the project. Aim: We aim to understand and discuss the challenges new…
Naming the Pain in Requirements Engineering: Contemporary Problems, Causes, and Effects in Practice
D. Méndez Fernández, S. Wagner, M. Kalinowski +20
Requirements Engineering (RE) has received much attention in research and practice due to its importance to software project success. Its interdisciplinary nature, the dependency t…