Coordination Implications of Software Coupling in Open Source Projects

Chintan Amrit; Jos  van Hillegersberg

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-13244-5_25

Coordination Implications of Software Coupling in Open Source Projects

Chintan Amrit, Jos van Hillegersberg

Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences

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Abstract

The effect of software coupling on the quality of software has been studied quite widely since the seminal paper on software modularity by Parnas [1]. However, the effect of the increase in software coupling on the coordination of the developers has not been researched as much. In commercial software development environments there normally are coordination mechanisms in place to manage the coordination requirements due to software dependencies. But, in the case of Open Source software such coordination mechanisms are harder to implement, as the developers tend to rely solely on electronic means of communication. Hence, an understanding of the changing coordination requirements is essential to the management of an Open Source project. In this paper we study the effect of changes in software coupling on the coordination requirements in a case study of a popular Open Source project called JBoss.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Open Source Software: New Horizons
Subtitle of host publication	6th International IFIP WG 2.13 Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2010, Notre Dame, IN, USA, May 30 – June 2, 2010. Proceedings
Editors	Pär Ågerfalk, Cornelia Boldyreff, Jesús M. González-Barahona, Gregory R. Madey, John Noll
Place of Publication	Heidelberg
Publisher	Springer
Pages	314-321
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-642-13244-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-13243-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13244-5_25
Publication status	Published - 29 May 2010
Event	6th International IFIP WG 2.13 Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2010 - Notre Dame, United States Duration: 29 May 2010 → 2 Jun 2010 Conference number: 6

Publication series

Name	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Publisher	Springer
Volume	319
ISSN (Print)	1868-4238
ISSN (Electronic)	1861-2288

Conference

Conference	6th International IFIP WG 2.13 Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2010
Abbreviated title	OSS
Country/Territory	United States
City	Notre Dame
Period	29/05/10 → 2/06/10

Keywords

Software Coupling - Propagation Cost - Clustered Cost - Open Source - Coordination
IR-78227
METIS-269385

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Amrit, C., & van Hillegersberg, J. (2010). Coordination Implications of Software Coupling in Open Source Projects. In P. Ågerfalk, C. Boldyreff, J. M. González-Barahona, G. R. Madey, & J. Noll (Eds.), Open Source Software: New Horizons: 6th International IFIP WG 2.13 Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2010, Notre Dame, IN, USA, May 30 – June 2, 2010. Proceedings (pp. 314-321). (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 319). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13244-5_25

Amrit, Chintan ; van Hillegersberg, Jos . / Coordination Implications of Software Coupling in Open Source Projects. Open Source Software: New Horizons: 6th International IFIP WG 2.13 Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2010, Notre Dame, IN, USA, May 30 – June 2, 2010. Proceedings. editor / Pär Ågerfalk ; Cornelia Boldyreff ; Jesús M. González-Barahona ; Gregory R. Madey ; John Noll. Heidelberg : Springer, 2010. pp. 314-321 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology).

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Amrit, C & van Hillegersberg, J 2010, Coordination Implications of Software Coupling in Open Source Projects. in P Ågerfalk, C Boldyreff, JM González-Barahona, GR Madey & J Noll (eds), Open Source Software: New Horizons: 6th International IFIP WG 2.13 Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2010, Notre Dame, IN, USA, May 30 – June 2, 2010. Proceedings. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 319, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 314-321, 6th International IFIP WG 2.13 Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2010, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, 29/05/10. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13244-5_25

Coordination Implications of Software Coupling in Open Source Projects. / Amrit, Chintan; van Hillegersberg, Jos .
Open Source Software: New Horizons: 6th International IFIP WG 2.13 Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2010, Notre Dame, IN, USA, May 30 – June 2, 2010. Proceedings. ed. / Pär Ågerfalk; Cornelia Boldyreff; Jesús M. González-Barahona; Gregory R. Madey; John Noll. Heidelberg: Springer, 2010. p. 314-321 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 319).

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Amrit C, van Hillegersberg J. Coordination Implications of Software Coupling in Open Source Projects. In Ågerfalk P, Boldyreff C, González-Barahona JM, Madey GR, Noll J, editors, Open Source Software: New Horizons: 6th International IFIP WG 2.13 Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2010, Notre Dame, IN, USA, May 30 – June 2, 2010. Proceedings. Heidelberg: Springer. 2010. p. 314-321. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-13244-5_25

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