On the Investigation of Exception Pull Request Characteristics: Exploring the Apache Ecosystem

• Published in: Proceedings / IEEE International Working Conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation pp. 143 - 153
• Main Authors: Correia, JoAo, Coutinho, Daniel, Garcia, Alessandro, de Mello, Rafael, Barbosa, Caio, Oliveira, Anderson, Assuncao, Wesley K. G., Pereira, Juliana Alves, Steinmacher, Igor, Gerosa, Marco, Souza, Jairo, Arriel, Johny
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 07.10.2024
• Subjects: Codes; Computer bugs; Ecosystems; evolution; exception handling; exceptions; Java; maintenance; Manuals; Measurement; Reviews; Robustness; Software; software robustness; System improvement

Robustness is critical for ensuring that software functions correctly under adverse conditions. Exception-handling mechanisms in programming languages enable developers to deal with these adverse conditions. However, implementing exception-related code can present significant challenges to developer...