Quality Gatekeepers: Investigating the Effects of Code Review Bots on Pull Request Activities

Software bots have been facilitating several development activities<br/>in Open Source Software (OSS) projects, including code review. However,<br/>these bots may bring unexpected impacts to group dynamics, as frequently<br/>occurs with new technology adoption. Understanding and anticipating such<br/>effects is important for planning and...

Bots for Pull Requests: The Good, the Bad, and the Promising

Software bots automate tasks within Open Source Software (OSS) projects’ pull requests and save reviewing time and effort (“the good”). However, their interactions can be disruptive and noisy and lead to information overload (“the bad”). To identify strategies to overcome such problems, we applied Design Fiction as a participatory method with 32...