Development and Evaluation of Just-In-Time Software Quality Models by Mining Software Repositories

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24680003
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Software
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: YASUTAKA Kamei 九州大学, システム情報科学研究科(研究院, 准教授 (10610222)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: Just-In-Time / ソフトウェア信頼性 / バグ予測 / リポジトリマイニング / オープンソースソフトウェア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We propose a Just-In-Time (JIT) software quality model, which provides an environment for predicting whether or not a change induces a defect. By using MSR (Mining Software Repository) techniques, the JIT software quality model does not require a large amount of historical data in order to train a model that will perform well. It allows practitioners in a software development project to use the model immediately after they decide to use it. The prediction can be performed at the time when the change is submitted. Such immediate feedback ensures that the design decisions are still fresh in the minds of practitioners.

Free Research Field

ソフトウェア工学