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Title: How are project-specific forums utilized? A study of participation, content, and sentiment in the Eclipse ecosystem.
Authors: Nugroho, Yusuf Sulistyo1 (AUTHOR) yusuf.nugroho@ums.ac.id, Islam, Syful2 (AUTHOR), Nakasai, Keitaro3 (AUTHOR), Rehman, Ifraz2 (AUTHOR), Hata, Hideaki4 (AUTHOR), Kula, Raula Gaikovina2 (AUTHOR), Nagappan, Meiyappan5 (AUTHOR), Matsumoto, Kenichi2 (AUTHOR)
Source: Empirical Software Engineering. Nov2021, Vol. 26 Issue 6, p1-33. 33p.
Abstract: Although many software development projects have moved their developer discussion forums to generic platforms such as Stack Overflow, Eclipse has been steadfast in hosting their self-supported community forums. While recent studies show forums share similarities to generic communication channels, it is unknown how project-specific forums are utilized. In this paper, we analyze 832,058 forum threads and their linkages to four systems with 2,170 connected contributors to understand the participation, content and sentiment. Results show that Seniors are the most active participants to respond bug and non-bug-related threads in the forums (i.e., 66.1% and 45.5%), and sentiment among developers are inconsistent while knowledge sharing within Eclipse. We recommend the users to identify appropriate topics and ask in a positive procedural way when joining forums. For developers, preparing project-specific forums could be an option to bridge the communication between members. Irrespective of the popularity of Stack Overflow, we argue the benefits of using project-specific forum initiatives, such as GitHub Discussions, are needed to cultivate a community and its ecosystem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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