SRC003 — https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0164121226000580¶
Contents¶
Metadata¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0164121226000580 |
| Date | 2026 (published in Information and Software Technology) |
Content Summary¶
Empirical study reporting GitHub Actions achieved an adoption rate of 43.9% in a dataset of 68K GitHub repositories by January 2022, and examining the evolution of GHA workflows over time.
Reliability: High¶
Published in a peer-reviewed journal (IST) with large-scale empirical data.
Relevance: High¶
Provides specific adoption rate for GitHub Actions — directly relevant to CI adoption claims.
Bias Assessment¶
| Domain | Rating | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Missing Data | Some concerns | Only GitHub Actions, not all CI tools combined. |
| Measurement | Low risk | Repository-level measurement with clear methodology. |
| Selective Reporting | Low risk | Published in peer-reviewed venue with standard reporting requirements. |
| Randomization | N/A | Observational study. |
| Protocol Deviation | N/A | Not an RCT. |
| Conflict Of Interest | Low risk | Academic study. |