Practitioners' eye on continuous software engineering

Johanßen, Jan Ole; Kleebaum, Anja; Paech, Barbara; Bruegge, Bernd

doi:10.1145/3202710.3203150

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“…This article is an extended version of work published by Johanssen et al The extension addresses the integration of usage and decision knowledge in CSE by introducing RQ2, adaptions throughout the article, extensions in Sections and , and new results and their discussion in Sections and .…”

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Continuous software engineering and its support by usage and decision knowledge: An interview study with practitioners

Johanßen

Kleebaum

Paech

et al. 2019

J Software Evolu Process

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Continuous software engineering (CSE) emerged as a process that is increasingly applied by practitioners. However, different perceptions impede its adoption in industry. Furthermore, opportunities through utilizing usage and decision knowledge remain unexploited. We conducted a semi‐structured interview study with 24 practitioners from 17 companies to study how practitioners apply CSE during software evolution and how usage and decision knowledge can support CSE. Regarding the application of CSE, we identified five perspectives on CSE with tool‐ and methodology‐driven definitions most prevalent. Automated tests, involved users, and shared rulesets are perceived as most relevant for CSE. Practitioners report more positive than negative experiences; however, more than half of their responses were neutral. Practitioners' future plans for CSE focus on enhancement, expansion, and on‐demand adaption. Regarding the integration of usage and decision knowledge into CSE, practitioners perceive accountability and traceability as major benefits, while raising concerns about its feasibility and user groups. As short‐term extensions, practitioners expect improvements regarding automation and role aspects, while long‐term additions to integration and experimentation capabilities are demanded. We conclude that CSE remains partially difficult to capture for practitioners, while their attitude toward integrating usage and decision knowledge into CSE is positive.

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Continuous software engineering and its support by usage and decision knowledge: An interview study with practitioners

Johanßen

Kleebaum

Paech

et al. 2019

J Software Evolu Process

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“…Johanssen et al present findings from an interview study with 24 practitioners in 17 companies. The study focused on ways practitioners apply continuous software engineering (CSE) during software evolution.…”

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ICSSP 2018—Special issue introduction

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J Software Evolu Process

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The International Conference on Software and System Processes (ICSSP) provides a leading forum for the exchange of research outcomes and industrial best practices in process development from software and systems disciplines. ICSSP 2018 was held in Gothenburg, Sweden, May 26 to 27, 2018, colocated with the 40th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE). The theme of ICSSP 2018 was studying “Demands on Processes, Processes on Demand” by recognizing the demands on processes that include the need for both well‐developed plans and incremental deliveries (agile and hybrid processes), utilization of increased automation (model‐based engineering and DevOps), higher degrees of customer collaboration, comprehensive analysis of existing products for reuse (open source and COTS), and performance requirements of enterprise‐level architectures. This special issue includes the revised and extended versions of the five highest ranked full research papers and industry experience papers of ICSSP 2018, including the two award‐winning papers.

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“…In the following, we summarize the realization of the interview study that is described in more detail in [4], [5].…”

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“…Furthermore, it contained interview questions as listed below the respective research question in Section II-A. The interviews also included research questions that are not addressed in this article (see [4], [5]). We contacted companies which to our knowledge apply CSE.…”

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How do Practitioners Manage Decision Knowledge during Continuous Software Engineering? (S)

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Paech³

et al. 2019

International Conferences on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering

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Continuous software engineering (CSE) is an agile process that supports lightweight, flexible, and rapid software development. Decision-making is crucial for CSE, and developers need to know the decisions made and the related rationale to evolve the software. This knowledge is called decision knowledge. The management of decision knowledge in CSE environments remains unexplored. The agile manifesto suggests to value working software over comprehensive documentation as well as individuals and interactions over processes and tools. What does this mean for the documentation, exploitation, and sharing of decision knowledge? We report on results from an interview study with 24 practitioners from 17 companies on how decision knowledge is managed during CSE. The practitioners mainly capture decision knowledge in an informal way, for example, in natural language discussions. Wiki and issue tracking systems represent the preferred medium to preserve decision knowledge. Mentioned benefits are an improved decision-making process, accountability, knowledge sharing, and reuse. However, the exploitation of the captured decision knowledge remains partly unclear.

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Practitioners' eye on continuous software engineering

Cited by 19 publications

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Continuous software engineering and its support by usage and decision knowledge: An interview study with practitioners

Continuous software engineering and its support by usage and decision knowledge: An interview study with practitioners

ICSSP 2018—Special issue introduction

How do Practitioners Manage Decision Knowledge during Continuous Software Engineering? (S)

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