Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

12-2021

Abstract

Large scale software development ecosystems represent one of the most complex human enterprises. In such settings, developers are embedded in a web of shared concerns, responsibilities, and objectives at individual and collective levels. A deep understanding of the factors that influence developers to connect with one another is crucial in appreciating the challenges of such ecosystems as well as formulating strategies to overcome those challenges. We use real world data from multiple software development ecosystems to construct developer interaction networks and examine the mechanisms of such network formation using statistical models to identify developer attributes that have maximal influence on whether and how developers connect with one another. Our results challenge the conventional wisdom on the importance of particular developer attributes in their interaction practices, and offer useful insights for individual developers, project managers, and organizational decision-makers.

Keywords

software development ecosystems, ERGM, degree, closeness, pagerank

Discipline

Software Engineering

Research Areas

Software and Cyber-Physical Systems

Publication

2021 Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference 28th APSEC: Taipei, Virtual, December 6-9: Proceedings

First Page

410

Last Page

420

ISBN

9781665437844

Identifier

10.1109/APSEC53868.2021.00048

Publisher

IEEE Computer Society

City or Country

Los Alamitos, CA

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1109/APSEC53868.2021.00048

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