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ICSE 2023
Sun 14 - Sat 20 May 2023 Melbourne, Australia

Software selection is a critical part of any software engineering project, as projects depend on a rich ecosystem of components and frameworks. Software engineers always find it challenging to select a trustworthy software product despite the availability of a large number of software selection tools. This study explores the trust factors in open-source and closed software selection from a practitioner’s perspective, to gain insight into perceptions of software trust. To this aim, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 24 software practitioners from different businesses, including 12 experts in open-source software selection and 12 experts in closed software selection. By summarizing we found: (1) software selection is affected by three categories of factors, being technical, organizational, and structural assurance factors; (2) the most important factors are technical factors and organizational factors; and (3) software selection process and trust factors differ depending on the project risk tolerance. In addition, we compared the trust factors derived from the interviews with those found in the literature. Our findings revealed that there is a difference between the two.

Sun 14 May

Displayed time zone: Hobart change

13:45 - 15:15
SESoS Technical Session 2: Ecosystems & Systems-of-SystemsSESoS at Meeting Room 107
13:45
18m
Paper
The Role of Software Trust in Selection of Open-Source and Closed Software
SESoS
A: Fang Hou Utrecht University, P: Slinger Jansen Utrecht University, Netherlands, P: Floris Jansen Utrecht University, A: Arthur de Vries Utrecht University
14:03
18m
Paper
Your app is no longer welcome in our app store: partner exclusion in software ecosystems
SESoS
A: Casper van Schothorst Utrecht University, P: Slinger Jansen Utrecht University, Netherlands, A: Thomas Beijer Utrecht University, A: Govert Hagelaar Utrecht University, P: Floris Jansen Utrecht University, A: Ying Liu Utrecht University
14:21
18m
Paper
Contemporary Challenges when Developing Cyber-Physical Systems of Systems - A Case Study
SESoS
P: Peter Sjöberg Volvo Construction Equipment and Blekinge Institute of Technology, A: Daniel Mendez Blekinge Institute of Technology, A: Tony Gorschek Blekinge Institute of Technology / DocEngineering
14:39
18m
Paper
Establishing Virtual Test-Driven Development Environments in the Automotive Domain: A Continuous Engineering Approach
SESoS
P: Adam Bachorek Fraunhofer IESE, A: Jannis Jung Fraunhofer IESE
14:57
18m
Paper
Industry Voices on Software Engineering: Challenges in Dynamic Systems of Systems
SESoS
P: Jana Heinrich Fraunhofer IESE, A: Florian Balduf Fraunhofer IESE, A: Martin Becker Fraunhofer IESE, A: Rasmus Adler Fraunhofer IESE