Over the past decade, open-source software use has grown. Today, many companies including Google, Microsoft, Meta, RedHat, MongoDB, and Apache are major participants of contributions. With increased or integration into custom-developed software, quality this component increases in importance. This study examined a sample applications from GitHub. Static analytics were conducted, each applicatio...

0 7 4 0 7 4 5 9 / 0 0 / $ 1 0 . 0 0 © 2 0 0 0 I E E E abandoned. Researchers have noted this issue’s importance in studies on Computer Aided Software Engineering tools1–3 and on object-oriented,4 user-centered,5 and formal development techniques.6 Here, we focus on why this happens—and how we can prevent it. Our motivation is to better understand the phenomenon of innovative information technol...

I In this article we present a software process framework using the 4 + 1 theory and principles of value-based software engineering (VBSE). The value-based process framework serves as a 6-step process guide, and explains critical interactions between the five theories in the 4+1 theory of value-based software engineering. This article also applies the process framework to a supply chain organiz...