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| Online Access: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12738 |
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| author | Das, Sanjiv Ieroshenko, Andrii Jain, Piyush Qiu, David Chin, Michael Granger, Brian |
| author_facet | Das, Sanjiv Ieroshenko, Andrii Jain, Piyush Qiu, David Chin, Michael Granger, Brian |
| contents | Using methods previously applied to product life cycles, this paper models developer engagement through the project life cycle for open-source projects, and detects similar dynamics in a cross section of projects. Endogenous growth theory is used to model growth dynamics in open-source software engineering, while incorporating the interactions between growth levels and developer activity over time using systems of differential equations. The solution to this model calibrates well to many open-source projects. The model generates an estimate of the lifetime developer engagement and growth, which supports estimating a lifetime production value of open-source projects. |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | Project Life Cycles in Open-Source Software Das, Sanjiv Ieroshenko, Andrii Jain, Piyush Qiu, David Chin, Michael Granger, Brian Software Engineering Social and Information Networks 37N40 D.2.9 Using methods previously applied to product life cycles, this paper models developer engagement through the project life cycle for open-source projects, and detects similar dynamics in a cross section of projects. Endogenous growth theory is used to model growth dynamics in open-source software engineering, while incorporating the interactions between growth levels and developer activity over time using systems of differential equations. The solution to this model calibrates well to many open-source projects. The model generates an estimate of the lifetime developer engagement and growth, which supports estimating a lifetime production value of open-source projects. |
| title | Project Life Cycles in Open-Source Software |
| topic | Software Engineering Social and Information Networks 37N40 D.2.9 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12738 |