SRC013 — https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10664-023-10369-w¶
Contents¶
Metadata¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10664-023-10369-w |
| Authors | Kinsman et al., Empirical Software Engineering |
| Date | 2023-09-26 |
Content Summary¶
Academic study of GitHub Actions adoption and impact on pull request processes. Found 1,489 out of 5,000 most popular repositories (almost 30%) adopt GitHub Actions. Adoption leads to more PR rejections, more communication in accepted PRs, and more time to accept PRs.
Reliability: High¶
Peer-reviewed academic paper in a top empirical software engineering journal.
Relevance: Medium¶
Provides GitHub Actions adoption rate among top 5,000 repos but not overall CI adoption across all projects.
Bias Assessment¶
| Domain | Rating | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Missing Data | Some concerns | Sample limited to 5,000 most popular repositories, which biases toward higher adoption. |
| Measurement | Low risk | Mixed-methods approach with automated and manual analysis. |
| Selective Reporting | Low risk | Reports both positive and negative effects of GitHub Actions adoption. |
| Randomization | N/A | Not an RCT. |
| Protocol Deviation | N/A | Not an RCT. |
| Conflict Of Interest | Low risk | Academic research without commercial affiliations. |