Latest Publications on Industry and Research
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End-user programming with application wikis
Title: End-User Programming with Application Wikis: A Panel with Ludovic Dubost, Stewart Nickolas, and Peter Thoeny Author: Dirk Riehle Abstract: Wikis empower users to collaborate with each other using prose. Users imprint data structures and processes onto wiki pages using social and technical conventions. Application wikis enhance wiki engines with lightweight programming features that aid…
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Interdisciplinary research on wiki communities workshop
For your information, a workshop on interdisciplinary research on wiki communities. CALL FOR PAPERS First Workshop on “Interdisciplinary Research on Wiki Communities”, on September 8, 2008, at WikiSym 2008, Porto, Portugal, September 8-10, 2008 Introduction The array of approaches to studying wikis is a source of wealth but also a possible source of confusion: What…
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Bringing open source best practices into corporations using a software forge
The pre-publication version of this paper has been superseded by the final copy-edited version.
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The economic motivation of open-source software: Stakeholder perspectives [Computer Magazine]
Author: Dirk Riehle Abstract: Open source software has changed the rules of the game, impacting significantly the economic behavior of stakeholders in the software ecosystem. In this new environment, developers strive to be committers, vendors feel pressure to produce open source products, and system integrators anticipate boosting profits. Reference: IEEE Computer, vol. 40, no. 4…
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A Grammar for Standardized Wiki Markup [WikiSym 2008]
Authors: Martin Junghans, Dirk Riehle, Rama Gurram, Matthias Kaiser, Mário Lopes, Umit Yalcinalp Abstract: Today’s wiki engines are not interoperable. The rendering engine is tied to the processing tools which are tied to the wiki editors. This is an unfortunate consequence of the lack of rigorously specified standards. This paper discusses an EBNF-based grammar for…
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Wikis for software engineering workshop
For your information, a research workshop on wikis for (in) software engineering. CALL FOR PAPERS Third Workshop on “Wikis for Software Engineering”, September 8, 2008, at WikiSym 2008, Porto, Portugal, September 8-10, 2008 Introduction The use of wikis in software engineering dates back to 1995, when Ward Cunningham created the first ever wiki as a…