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Many technological solutions, especially in the fields of computer science and software engineering, are poorly supported by empirical evidences of their effectiveness and by the experience of acquiring the application in different industrial contexts. The lack of empirical evidences makes managers less confident in applying technological solutions proposed by the research community. Moreover, the...
Practices designed to expedite the delivery of stakeholder value can paradoxically lead to unexpected rework costs that ultimately degrade the flow of value over time. This is especially observable when features are developed based on immediate value, while dependencies that may slow down future development efforts are neglected. The technical debt metaphor conceptualizes this tradeoff between short-term...
The net generation of students have characteristics which make them well-suited for participating in open source projects including being comfortable with information technologies, using IT as a form of communication, desiring to work in groups, a desire to do social good, and being fascinated by new technologies. The nature of open source projects where communities of developers from around the world...
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