Análise do papel das GitHub Discussions no ambiente de desenvolvimento de Software Livre
Resumo
GitHub Discussions é uma nova funcionalidade do GitHub que possibilita a abertura de discussões, e perguntas e respostas, fora do ambiente das pull requests e issues. Dada a novidade desta funcionalidade, é importante entender o papel que ela desempenha na entrada de novatos e sustentabilidade de projetos no GitHub. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a relação das GitHub Discussions com as issues e pull requests e investigar como as discussões podem impulsionar a entrada de novos contribuidores. Em análises preliminares com o projeto Vercel/next.js, nota-se que um grande número de usuários teve sua primeira interação no projeto por meio das GitHub Discussions e que uma pequena parcela se envolveu em issues e pull requests. Como consolidação deste trabalho, novos projetos serão analisados e novas análises serão realizadas a fim de ter uma melhor compreensão do papel das GitHub Discussions no ecossistema do GitHub.Referências
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Ushev, D. (2020). My thoughts on github discussions. https://dzhavat.github.io/2020/04/04/my-thoughts-on-github-discussions.html.
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25/04/2022
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MACIEL, Ana Claudia; WIESE, Igor; STEINMACHER, Igor.
Análise do papel das GitHub Discussions no ambiente de desenvolvimento de Software Livre. In: DESENHO DE PESQUISA - SIMPÓSIO BRASILEIRO DE SISTEMAS COLABORATIVOS (SBSC), 17. , 2022, Online.
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Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2022
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p. 28-32.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbsc_estendido.2022.19330.
