Browsing Theses by Supervisor "Nagappan, Mei"
Now showing items 1-4 of 4
-
AddressWatcher: Automatic Memory Leak Fixing
(University of Waterloo, 2021-12-17)Automatic bug fixing has become a promising direction over manual fixing of bugs. In this work, we focus on a specific bug: Memory Leaks. We propose an automatic approach to suggest memory leak fixes in C/C++ programs ... -
Cracking the Code: Unraveling Gender Disparities in Open-Source Contributions
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-28)Within the world of open source software (OSS) development, previous research has shown that the success rate of pull requests (PRs) may exhibit gender-related imbalances. In this work, we seek to examine which factors ... -
Not All Pull Request Rejections Are The Same
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-06)In the Open Source Software (OSS) development landscape, evaluating pull requests extends beyond code quality assessment. Recent research has revealed the significant influence of social dynamics and perceptions on pull ... -
Variability in Factors Influencing Pull Request Merge Decisions: A Microscopic Exploration
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-16)Context: The pull-based development model is a widely adopted practice in dis- tributed version control systems, particularly in open-source projects. In this model, con- tributors submit pull requests proposing changes ...