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Continuous Integration (CI) is widely used to provide rapid feedback on code changes; however, CI build outcomes are not always reliable. Builds may fail intermittently due to non-deterministic factors, leading to flaky builds that…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Wenhao Ge , Chen Zhang

Agile practices are receiving considerable attention from industry as an alternative to traditional software development approaches. However, there are a number of challenges in combining Agile [2] with Test-driven development (TDD) [10]…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2015-06-30 Sandeep Sivanandan

Continuous Integration (CI) systems often run many builds concurrently. In this setting, a legitimate build failure may not be caused by the code push that triggered it. Such unrelated build failures can waste developer effort because…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Andie Huang , Daniel Alencar da Costa , Grant Dick , Mariam El Mezouar

The popularity of continuous integration (CI) is increasing as a result of market pressure to release product features or updates frequently. The ability of CI to deliver quality at speed depends on reliable test automation. In this paper,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-02-10 Yuqing Wang , Mika Mäntylä , Zihao Liu , Jouni Markkula

C programs can use compiler builtins to provide functionality that the C language lacks. On Linux, GCC provides several thousands of builtins that are also supported by other mature compilers, such as Clang and ICC. Maintainers of other…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2019-07-02 Manuel Rigger , Stefan Marr , Bram Adams , Hanspeter Mössenböck

We would like to present the idea of our Continuous Defect Prediction (CDP) research and a related dataset that we created and share. Our dataset is currently a set of more than 11 million data rows, representing files involved in…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2017-06-23 Lech Madeyski , Marcin Kawalerowicz

Continuous Integration (CI) requires efficient regression testing to ensure software quality without significantly delaying its CI builds. This warrants the need for techniques to reduce regression testing time, such as Test Case…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-10-17 Ahmadreza Saboor Yaraghi , Mojtaba Bagherzadeh , Nafiseh Kahani , Lionel Briand

Massive, multi-language, monolithic repositories form the backbone of many modern, complex software systems. To ensure consistent code quality while still allowing fast development cycles, Continuous Integration (CI) is commonly applied.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Daniel Schwendner , Maximilian Jungwirth , Martin Gruber , Martin Knoche , Daniel Merget , Gordon Fraser

Large language model (LLM)-powered agents have demonstrated strong capabilities in automating software engineering tasks such as static bug fixing. However, in the real world, the development of mature software is typically predicated on…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-02 Jialong Chen , Xander Xu , Hu Wei , Chuan Chen , Bing Zhao

Fuzzing has proven to be a fundamental technique to automated software testing but also a costly one. With the increased adoption of CI/CD practices in software development, a natural question to ask is `What are the best ways to integrate…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-06-08 Thijs Klooster , Fatih Turkmen , Gerben Broenink , Ruben ten Hove , Marcel Böhme

Continuous Integration (CI) enforces repository-level correctness through multi-stage workflows and is central to modern software development, yet diagnosing and repairing CI failures remains challenging. Unlike traditional program repair,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-05-06 Rabeya Khatun Muna , Md Nakhla Rafi , Tse-Hsun , Chen

Continuous Integration (CI) build failures could significantly impact the software development process and teams, such as delaying the release of new features and reducing developers' productivity. In this work, we report on an empirical…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-05-15 Yang Hong , Chakkrit Tantithamthavorn , Jirat Pasuksmit , Patanamon Thongtanunam , Arik Friedman , Xing Zhao , Anton Krasikov

Chaos engineering aims to improve the resilience of software systems by intentionally injecting faults to identify and address system weaknesses that cause outages in production environments. Although many tools for chaos engineering exist,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Joshua Owotogbe , Indika Kumara , Dario Di Nucci , Damian Andrew Tamburri , Willem-Jan van den Heuvel

Background: User interface (UI) testing, which is used to verify the behavior of interactive elements in applications, plays an important role in software development and quality assurance. However, little is known about the adoption of UI…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-04-29 Xiaoxiao Gan , Chris Brown

Software is becoming a critical component of most products and organizational functions. The ability to continuously improve software determines how well the organization can respond to market opportunities. Continuous software engineering…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-03-25 Eriks Klotins , Tony Gorschek

The acceleration of software development and delivery requires rigorous continuous testing and deployment of software systems, which are being deployed in increasingly diverse, complex, and dynamic environments. In recent years, the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Quentin Perez , Romain Lefeuvre , Thomas Degueule , Olivier Barais , Benoit Combemale

Continuous Software Engineering (CSE) is widely adopted in the industry, integrating practices such as Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). Beyond technical aspects, CSE also encompasses business activities like…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-05-09 Anastasiia Tkalich , Eriks Klotins , Nils Brede Moe

This study presents a systematic literature review on the adoption of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices in Very Small Entities (VSEs) in software development. The research analyzes 13 selected studies to…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-10-02 Mario Ccallo , Alex Quispe-Quispe

Continuous Integration (CI) is widely adopted in modern software development, yet adoption decisions are often made without systematic consideration of project context. Platforms such as GitHub Actions lower the barrier to CI adoption but…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-14 Osamah H. Alaini , Taher A. Ghaleb

The complexity and size increase of software has extended the delay for developers as they wait for code analysis and code merge. With the larger and more complex software, more developers nowadays are developing software with large source…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-02-01 Geunsik Lim , MyungJoo Ham , Jijoong Moon , Wook Song