Dataset for the Paper: "How Do OSS Developers Utilize Architectural Solutions from Q&A Sites: An Empirical Study"

This package contains the dataset of the paper "How Do OSS Developers Utilize Architectural Solutions from Q&A Sites: An Empirical Study": (1) Commits and Issues.xlsx This file includes 984 commits and issues for the mining study. (2) Survey Questionnaire (Customized Invitation Email).docx This file provides the customized email used to invite each survey participant. (3) Survey Questionnaire.xlsx This file includes 12 survey questions used to collect the responses from the participants. (4) Survey Responses.xlsx This file includes 227 valid responses and the results of data extraction and analysis for the survey study. (5) Data Extraction and Analysis.mx20 This file contains the results of data extraction and analysis for the mining study, which were analyzed by the MAXQDA tool. The file can be opened by MAXQDA 2020 or higher versions, which are available at https://www.maxqda.com/. You may also use the free 14 days trial version of MAXQDA 2020, which is available at https://www.maxqda.com/trial for download.