Rationale in Commit Messages: A Survey
Rationale in Commit Messages: A Survey
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In this survey, we study developers' rationale practices in software commits.
The rationale in a commit message is the reason behind the changes introduced in the commit (the why).
Investigators
Investigators
This study is conducted by:
Mouna Dhaouadi, Université de Montréal, Canada. Email: mouna.dhaouadi@umontreal.ca
Bentley James Oakes, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada. Email: bentley.oakes@polymtl.ca
Michalis Famelis, Université de Montréal, Canada. Email: famelis@iro.umontreal.ca
Target group
Target group
We are looking for software developers and project maintainers.
Study procedures and informed consent
Study procedures and informed consent
You will be presented with 4 pages of questions, in which we ask you about demographic data such as experience or role, followed by questions related to the study topic.
Filling in this survey will take approximately 10 minutes.
Benefits
Benefits
The benefits of this research lie in a deeper understanding of how developers and maintainers search for and assess rationale in commit messages.
This enables stakeholders to improve rationale practices in software communities.
Compensation
Compensation
No compensation is offered for participating in this study.
Voluntary participation
Voluntary participation
Your participation in this study is voluntary. You are still free to withdraw at any time and without giving a reason. If you withdraw from the study before submitting the survey, your data will be deleted.
Risks
Risks
The are no particular risks associated with this study.
Confidentiality and data privacy
Confidentiality and data privacy
We will publish the anonymised dataset in the interest of scientific transparency.
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