Developer experience · Tool evaluation with quantitative empirical study
Discovering community patterns in open-source: a systematic approach and its evaluation
Empirical Software Engineering · 2018
Summary
A quantitative tool study finds community-pattern detection useful for measuring organisational/community structure.
For your marketing
Possible founder application
Use community-pattern metrics to detect unhealthy concentration or weak engagement early.
Reported result
What the study found
A quantitative tool study finds community-pattern detection useful for measuring organisational/community structure.
Research question
What the authors investigated
How does the study’s stated design explain its reported outcome in this setting?
Design
Tool evaluation with quantitative empirical study
Sample and setting
25 open-source GitHub communities.
Scope and transfer
Limitations to keep in view
Abstract/page evidence limits detailed sample and external-validity assessment.
Research sources
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