Abstract
We are deluged by wide variety of mobile applications (thereafter terms as mobile apps) to run on our mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. However, few studies have been conducted to investigate the issue of how mobile applications are developed in academia so far. In order to bridge such gap, we collected data on mobile application development projects from the largest FLOSS (Free and open-source software) platform, i.e., SourceForge, longitudinally. Four key indicators, graph density, reciprocity, modularity, and dyad census asymmetry, which had been drawn from previous social network literatures, were adopted to investigate the collaborative network. We found that the interactive collaboration was especially important for mobile application development process. Developers formed centralized/mutual structure for collaboration instead of several collaborative subdivisions.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Cross-Cultural Design : Cultural Differences in Everyday Life |
Editors | Patrick Rau |
Volume | 2 |
Place of Publication | Cham |
Publisher | Springer |
Publication date | 2013 |
Pages | 228-236 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783642391361 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783642391378 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | The 5th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2013: In the context of HCI International 2013 - The Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, United States Duration: 21 Jul 2013 → 26 Jul 2013 Conference number: 5 http://www.hcii2013.org/index.php?module=pagesmith&id=77 |
Conference
Conference | The 5th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Design, CCD 2013 |
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Number | 5 |
Location | The Mirage Hotel |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Las Vegas, NV |
Period | 21/07/2013 → 26/07/2013 |
Internet address |
Series | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
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Volume | 8024 LNCS |
ISSN | 0302-9743 |
Keywords
- Open source software
- Mobile applications development
- Social network analysis