Selecting Empirical Methods for Software Engineering Research

The Discovery of Grounded Theory; Strategies for Qualitative Research

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The Nature of Theory in Information Systems1

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Guidelines for conducting and reporting case study research in software engineering

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Guidelines for conducting systematic mapping studies in software engineering: An update

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Guidelines for including grey literature and conducting multivocal literature reviews in software engineering

Garousi, V., Felderer, M., & Mäntylä, M. V. (2019) · Information and Software Technology · doi:10.1016/j.infsof.2018.09.006 · Cited by 831 · see citing works

Grounded theory in software engineering research: a critical review and guidelines

Stol, K.-J., Ralph, P., & Fitzgerald, B. (2016) · Proceedings of the 38th International Conference on Software Engineering · doi:10.1145/2884781.2884833 · Cited by 470 · see citing works

Exploring the intersection between software industry and software engineering education - A systematic mapping of software engineering trends

Cico, O., Jaccheri, L., Nguyen-Duc, A., & Zhang, H. (2021) · Journal of Systems and Software · doi:10.1016/j.jss.2020.110736 · Cited by 195 · see citing works

Towards MLOps: A Framework and Maturity Model

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Aligning software engineering education with industrial needs: A meta-analysis

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How do professionals perceive legacy systems and software modernization?

Khadka, R., Batlajery, B. V., Saeidi, A. M., Jansen, S., & Hage, J. (2014) · Proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Software Engineering · doi:10.1145/2568225.2568318 · Cited by 111 · see citing works

Accessibility in Software Practice: A Practitioner’s Perspective

Bi, T., Xia, X., Lo, D., Grundy, J., Zimmermann, T., & Ford, D. (2022) · ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology · doi:10.1145/3503508 · Cited by 109 · see citing works

Knowledge-based approaches in software documentation: A systematic literature review

Ding, W., Liang, P., Tang, A., & van Vliet, H. (2014) · Information and Software Technology · doi:10.1016/j.infsof.2014.01.008 · Cited by 107 · see citing works

The sky is not the limit: multitasking across GitHub projects

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Sustainability in computing education: A systematic literature review

Peters, A.-K., Capilla, R., Coroamă, V. C., Heldal, R., Lago, P., Leifler, O., Moreira, A., Fernandes, J. P., Penzenstadler, B., Porras, J., et al. (2024) · ACM Transactions on Computing Education · doi:10.1145/3639060 · Cited by 78 · see citing works

Application of knowledge-based approaches in software architecture: A systematic mapping study

Li, Z., Liang, P., & Avgeriou, P. (2013) · Information and Software Technology · doi:10.1016/j.infsof.2012.11.005 · Cited by 74 · see citing works

Human Values in Software Engineering: Contrasting Case Studies of Practice

Hussain, W., Perera, H., Whittle, J., Nurwidyantoro, A., Hoda, R., Shams, R. A., & Oliver, G. (2022) · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering · doi:10.1109/tse.2020.3038802 · Cited by 59 · see citing works

Prioritization based taxonomy of DevOps security challenges using PROMETHEE

Rafi, S., Yu, W., Akbar, M. A., Alsanad, A., & Gumaei, A. (2020) · IEEE Access · doi:10.1109/access.2020.2998819 · Cited by 50 · see citing works

An Interview Study on Sustainability Concerns in Software Development Projects

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Older adults and hackathons: a qualitative study

Kopeć, W., Balcerzak, B., Nielek, R., Kowalik, G., Wierzbicki, A., & Casati, F. (2018) · Empirical Software Engineering · doi:10.1007/s10664-017-9565-6 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Codepori: Large-Scale System for Autonomous Software Development Using Multi-Agent Technology

Rasheed, Z., Malik, S., Kemell, K.-K., Muhammad, W., Saari, M., Systä, K., & Abrahamsson, P. (2024) · doi:10.2139/ssrn.4979510 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

I heart hacker news: expanding qualitative research findings by analyzing social news websites

Barik, T., Johnson, B., & Murphy-Hill, E. (2015) · Proceedings of the 2015 10th Joint Meeting on Foundations of Software Engineering · doi:10.1145/2786805.2803200 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

A disruptive research playbook for studying disruptive innovations

Storey, M.-A., Russo, D., Novielli, N., Kobayashi, T., & Wang, D. (2024) · ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology · doi:10.1145/3678172 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Governance in Practice: How Open Source Projects Define and Document Roles

Oliveira, P., Conte, T., Gerosa, M., & Steinmacher, I. (2026) · Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering · doi:10.1145/3794860.3794911 · Cited by 2 · see citing works