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软件工程中的灰色文献

Grey Literature in Software Engineering: A Critical Review

Fernando Kamei, Igor Wiese, Crescencio Lima, Ivanilton Polato, Vilmar Nepomuceno, Waldemar Ferreira, Márcio Ribeiro, Carolline Pena, Bruno Cartaxo, Gustavo Pinto, Sérgio Soares

摘要:

内容:灰色文献(GL)最近在软件工程(SE)的研究,因为越来越多的软件工程师使用在线交流渠道。然而,对SE研究如何利用GL的理解仍然有限。目的:了解SE研究者在二次研究中使用GL的情况。方法:我们对2011年至2018年在高质量软件工程会议和期刊上发表的研究进行了三级研究。然后,我们应用定性和定量分析,调查了446个潜在的研究。结果如下:在446项选定的研究中,126项研究引用了GL,但其中只有95项使用GL回答特定的研究问题,占所有446项次要研究的近21%。有趣的是,我们发现很少有研究采用特定的搜索机制,并使用额外的标准来评估GL。此外,当我们进行这项研究时,49%的GL URL不再工作。根据我们的研究结果,我们讨论了使用GL和潜在的缓解计划的一些挑战。结论:在本文中,我们总结了过去10年的软件工程的研究,使用GL,显示GL已经带来了实际的新的观点,是在传统的文献中稀缺的。通过绘制当前的使用情况,我们还提高了对相关挑战(以及应对这些挑战的策略)的认识。

英文摘要:

Context: Grey Literature (GL) recently has grown in Software Engineering (SE) research since the increased use of online communication channels by software engineers. However, there is still a limited understanding of how SE research is taking advantage of GL. Objective: This research aimed to understand how SE researchers use GL in their secondary studies. Method: We conducted a tertiary study of studies published between 2011 and 2018 in high-quality software engineering conferences and journals. We then applied qualitative and quantitative analysis to investigate 446 potential studies. Results: From the 446 selected studies, 126 studies cited GL but only 95 of those used GL to answer a specific research question representing almost 21% of all the 446 secondary studies. Interestingly, we identified that few studies employed specific search mechanisms and used additional criteria for assessing GL. Moreover, by the time we conducted this research, 49% of the GL URLs are not working anymore. Based on our findings, we discuss some challenges in using GL and potential mitigation plans. Conclusion: In this paper, we summarized the last 10 years of software engineering research that uses GL, showing that GL has been essential for bringing practical new perspectives that are scarce in traditional literature. By drawing the current landscape of use, we also raise some awareness of related challenges (and strategies to deal with them).

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