When do changes induce fixes?

• DOI: 10.1145/1083142.1083147
• Publication Date: 2005-11-07T17:34:39Z
• Authors: Jacek Śliwerski; Thomas Zimmermann; Andreas Zeller
• Keywords: Eclipse

As a software system evolves, programmers make changes that sometimes cause problems. We analyze CVS archives for fix-inducing changes---changes lead to problems, indicated by fixes. show how automatically locate linking version archive (such as CVS) bug database BUGZILLA). In first investigation of the MOZILLA and ECLIPSE history, it turns out distinct patterns with respect their size day week they were applied.