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ICPC 2022
Mon 16 - Tue 17 May 2022
co-located with ICSE 2022

A recent study applied frequentist survival analysis methods to a subset of the Software Heritage Graph and determined which attributes of an OSS project contribute to its health. This paper serves as a replication of that study. In addition, we apply Bayesian survival analysis methods to the same dataset and investigate an extra project attribute. Both analyses focus on the effects of certain attributes on the survival of open-source software projects as measured by their revision activity. Methods such as the Kaplan-Meier estimator, Cox Proportional-Hazards model, and the visualization of posterior survival functions were used for each of the project attributes. The results show that projects which publish major releases, have repositories on multiple hosting services, possess a large team of developers, and make frequent revisions have a higher likelihood of survival in the long run. The findings were similar to the original study; however, a deeper look revealed quantitative inconsistencies.

Tue 17 May

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11:50 - 12:20
Session 15: Understanding Development Practices and Challenges 2Research / Replications and Negative Results (RENE) at ICPC room
Chair(s): Julia Lawall Inria
11:50
7m
Talk
Backports: Change Types, Challenges and Strategies
Research
Debasish Chakroborti University of Saskatchewan, Kevin Schneider University of Saskatchewan, Chanchal K. Roy University of Saskatchewan
11:57
7m
Talk
How do I model my system? A Qualitative Study on the Challenges that Modelers Experience
Research
Christopher Vendome Miami University, Eric Rapos Miami University, Nick DiGennaro Miami University
Pre-print
12:04
7m
Talk
Two Approaches to Survival Analysis of Open Source Python Projects
Replications and Negative Results (RENE)
Derek Robinson University of Victoria, Keanelek Enns University of Victoria, Neha Koulecar University of Victoria, Manish Sihag University of Victoria
Media Attached
12:11
9m
Live Q&A
Q&A-Paper Session 15
Research


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