Latest Publications on Industry and Research
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![Design and implementation of wiki content transformations and refactorings [WikiSym 2013]](https://dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10462-berlin-warschauer-graffiti-300x150.jpg)
Design and implementation of wiki content transformations and refactorings [WikiSym 2013]
Abstract: The organic growth of wikis requires constant attention by contributors who are willing to patrol the wiki and improve its content structure. However, most wikis still only offer textual editing and even wikis which offer WYSIWYG editing do not assist the user in restructuring the wiki. Therefore, “gardening” a wiki is a tedious and…
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![The empirical commit frequency distribution of open source projects [OpenSym 2013]](https://dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10463-hamburg-harbor-cranes-300x150.jpg)
The empirical commit frequency distribution of open source projects [OpenSym 2013]
Abstract: A fundamental unit of work in programming is the code contribution (“commit”) that a developer makes to the code base of the project in work. An author’s commit frequency describes how often that author commits. Knowing the distribution of all commit frequencies is a fundamental part of understanding software development processes. This paper presents…
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Call for proposals: 2nd Open Data Dialog
November 18-19, 2013, Berlin “Open data has the potential to transform society, government and the economy, from how we travel to work to how we decide to vote,” declared Rufus Pollock, co-founder of Open Knowledge Foundation, at the 1st International Open Data Dialog, which took place in December 2012 in Berlin. With this year’s motto…
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If Fitbit sales in Germany are sluggish, here is a reason
A screenshot from Fitbit’s German website this morning. The issue is circled in red, a scale with a “feel-good” weight of 122.5. Amusingly enough, this only feels good if you live in the colonies. Germany is not part of it. Here, the metric system rules, not the imperial one. 122.5 on a scale will be…
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Call for participation: WikiSym + OpenSym 2013, the 9th International Symposium on Open Collaboration
WikiSym, the 9th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration OpenSym, the 2013 International Symposium on Open Collaboration August 5-7, 2013 | Hong Kong, China Registration >> Program Overview | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Industry Tutorials Conference Program The conference program is led by three renowned keynote speakers: Phil Bourne,…
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Current talks as of 2013-06-15
Prof. Dr. Dirk Riehle, M.B.A. Professor of Open Source Software, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg dirk@riehle.org – https://dirkriehle.com/ – @dirkriehle This is a list of general-interest talks I currently have available; feel free to contact me if you’d like me to come and address any of these topics. Please see presentations/current-talks for some vidoes. In addition,…