CHASE 2025
Sun 27 - Mon 28 April 2025 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
co-located with ICSE 2025
Mon 28 Apr 2025 14:05 - 14:15 at 210 - Open-Source Software (OSS) Chair(s): Bianca Trinkenreich

Newcomers onboarding to Open Source Software (OSS) projects face many challenges. Large Language Models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, have emerged as potential resources for answering questions and providing guidance, with many developers now turning to ChatGPT over traditional Q&A sites like Stack Overflow. Nonetheless, LLMs may carry biases in presenting information, which can be especially impactful for newcomers whose problem-solving styles may not be broadly represented. This raises important questions about the inclusivity and accessibility of AI-driven support for newcomers to OSS projects. This vision paper outlines the potential of adapting AI responses to diverse problem-solving styles to avoid privileging a particular subgroup. We discuss the potential of AI persona-based prompt engineering as a strategy for interacting with AI. We propose using the GenderMag framework to create personas that include problem-solving styles that cluster by gender. This study invites further research to refine AI-based tools to support contributions to OSS projects, fostering a more inclusive and empowering environment for newcomers.

Mon 28 Apr

Displayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change

14:00 - 15:30
Open-Source Software (OSS)Research Track at 210
Chair(s): Bianca Trinkenreich Colorado State University
14:05
10m
Talk
Great power brings great responsibility: Personalizing Conversational AI for Diverse Problem-Solvers
Research Track
Italo Santos Northern Arizona University, Katia Felizardo Federal Technological University of ParanĂ¡, Igor Steinmacher NAU RESHAPE LAB, Marco Gerosa Northern Arizona University
Pre-print
14:15
15m
Talk
Advancing Sustainable Communities in Scientific OSS: A Replication Study with Astropy
Research Track
Jiayi Sun University of Toronto, Aarya Patil Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Youhai Li Carnegie Mellon University, Jin L.C. Guo McGill University, Shurui Zhou University of Toronto
14:30
15m
Talk
More Than Code: Technical and Emotional Dynamics in Solidity's Development
Research Track
Matteo Vaccargiu University of Cagliari, Rumyana Neykova Brunel University London, Nicole Novielli University of Bari, Marco Ortu University of Cagliari, Giuseppe Destefanis Brunel University of London
14:45
15m
Talk
The Multifaceted Nature of Mentoring in OSS: Strategies, Qualities, and Ideal Outcomes
Research Track
Zixuan Feng Oregon State University, USA, Igor Steinmacher NAU RESHAPE LAB, Marco Gerosa Northern Arizona University, Tyler Menezes CodeDay, Alexander Serebrenik Eindhoven University of Technology, Reed Milewicz Sandia National Laboratories, Anita Sarma Oregon State University
Pre-print
15:00
15m
Talk
The Introduction of README and CONTRIBUTING Files in Open Source Software Development
Research Track
Matthew Gaughan Northwestern University, Kaylea Champion University of Washington, Sohyeon Hwang Northwestern University, Aaron Shaw Northwestern University
:
:
:
: