Latest Publications on Industry and Research
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Honoring Peter Naur on the community wall at the Computer History Museum
Last Saturday I visited the “R|Evolution” exhibition at Silicon Valley’s Computer History Museum (more on that later). One reason why I went there was to see the “community wall” of plaques sponsored by small-time donors. I had sponsored one and my saying on it was: In honor of Peter Naur: To program is to learn.…
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Call for Papers: WikiSym 2011, the 7th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration
The 7th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration October 3-5, 2011 | Mountain View, California The International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration (WikiSym) is the premier conference on open collaboration and related technologies. In 2011, WikiSym celebrates its 7th year of scholarly, technical and community innovation in Mountain View, California at the Microsoft…
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![Lessons Learned from Using Design Patterns in Industry Projects [TPLOP Journal]](https://dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10526-berlin-suedkreuz-subway-3-300x150.jpg)
Lessons Learned from Using Design Patterns in Industry Projects [TPLOP Journal]
Abstract: Design patterns help in the creative act of designing, implementing, and documenting software systems. They have become an important part of the vocabulary of experienced software developers. This article reports about the author’s experiences and lessons learned with using and applying design patterns in industry projects. The article not only discusses how using patterns…
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![Micro-Blogging Adoption in the Enterprise: An Empirical Analysis [WI 2011]](https://dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10527-beijing-summer-palace-2-300x150.jpg)
Micro-Blogging Adoption in the Enterprise: An Empirical Analysis [WI 2011]
Abstract: Given the increasing interest in using social software for company-internal communication and collaboration, this paper examines drivers and inhibitors of micro-blogging adoption at the workplace. While nearly one in two companies is currently planning to introduce social software, there is no empirically validated research on employees’ adoption. In this paper, we build on previous…
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![The single-vendor commercial open source business model [Book Chapter]](https://dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10117-tokyo-temple-300x150.jpg)
The single-vendor commercial open source business model [Book Chapter]
Update 2012-01-28: Springer changed the citation. The reference below reflects this. Springer just republished our 2009 article on how vendor-owned open source works, again. Here is the abstract: Abstract: Single-vendor commercial open source software projects are open source software projects that are owned by a single firm that derives a direct and significant revenue stream…
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Control points and steering mechanisms in open-source software projects
Following up on my Lisog talk earlier this month, I was asked to write up the talk’s content. So here we go, my analysis of what commercial open source firms do to manage or steer open source projects they depend on. Abstract: Most commercial software today depends on open source software. The commercial software might…