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Mining file histories: should we consider branches?

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Date

Date
2018
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Kovalenko, V., Palomba, F., & Bacchelli, A. (2018). Mining file histories: should we consider branches? 202–213. https://doi.org/10.1145/3238147.3238169

Abstract

Abstract

Abstract

Modern distributed version control systems, such as Git, offer support for branching - the possibility to develop parts of software outside the master trunk. Consideration of the repository structure in Mining Software Repository (MSR) studies requires a thorough approach to mining, but there is no well-documented, widespread methodology regarding the handling of merge commits and branches. Moreover, there is still a lack of knowledge of the extent to which considering branches during MSR studies impacts the results of the studies. In

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  • Kovalenko, Vladimir
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  • Palomba, Fabio
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  • Bacchelli, Alberto
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Event Title

Event Title

Event Title
ASE '18: 33rd ACM/IEEE International Conference on Automated Software Engineering

Event Location

Event Location

Event Location
Montpellier France

Event Start Date

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Event Start Date
2018-10-03

Event End Date

Event End Date

Event End Date
2018-10-07

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Publisher

Publisher

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202

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213

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Discipline-based scholarship (basic research)

Language

Language

Language
English

Date available

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2021-01-26

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9781450359375

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Green

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merlin-id:20232

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103 since deposited on 2021-01-26
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136 since deposited on 2021-01-26
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Kovalenko, V., Palomba, F., & Bacchelli, A. (2018). Mining file histories: should we consider branches? 202–213. https://doi.org/10.1145/3238147.3238169

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