4.3 Finished Theses

Abstract: This paper presents the theory of User Experience (UX) best practices in software product lines. The methodology used to derive the best practices is case study research, which has been applied to two independent software product lines within Siemens AG, the German engineering company. The...

Abstract: The quality of the software requirements is vital to a project’s success, and the means of assessing the software requirements specifications quality are of high importance. This thesis presents a novel method of validation large requirements specifications using surveys. We developed a de...

Abstract: This thesis examines the power of modern NoSQL systems in conjunction with WOM to analyse and manage the article’s data of Wikipedia. The Wiki Object Model (WOM) is a machine readable semi-structured representation of markup produced by different wiki engines. The systems studied are nativ...

Abstract: Wahlzeit is a photo sharing and rating web application used for teaching at FAU. This thesis defines an API to Wahlzeit as a headless service which provides all necessary information to accommodate a wide array of possible clients. To achieve this, the design decisions to be made when conn...

Abstract: Domain-specific programming languages (DLSs) are widely used and are popular for mainly two reasons: improving productivity for developers and improving communication between developers and domain experts. Also, domain experts with little or no programming knowledge can program using DSLs ...

Abstract: With the aim to improve editing support, this thesis examines frequent patterns in the English Wikipedia’s edit history. These patterns are assumed to resemble edit transformations Wikipedia authors had in mind when changing Wikipedia articles and might be of interest to facilitate text re...

Abstract: Inner source is the use of open source software development practices and the establishment of an open source-like culture within organization that helps to improve code reuse and share knowledge where product line engineering fails (Capraro et al. 2016). We measure the inner source collab...

Abstract: Der Ansatz der Produktlinien (engl. Product Line Engineering) wird bereits seit längerem verwendet, um die Wiederverwendbarkeit von Architekturmodellen zu erhöhen. Dafür wird aus einem Plattformmodell (PM) eine Variante abgeleitet auf Basis eines Featuremodells (FM), das die Variabilität d...

Abstract: Employee Stock Option Plans offer employees an opportunity to participate in a firms' success. However, employees who face the decision to exercise their options often lack the sophistication of professional investors and are therefore more prone to suffer losses from their investment. Thi...

Abstract: Diese Masterarbeit entwirft und implementiert eine domänenspezifische Sprache (DSL) für die Sweble Software. Es handelt sich um eine DSL zur Erstellung von Benutzungsschnittstellen durch Fachexperten ohne spezifische Informatikerausbildung (sog. End-user-Programmierer). Wesentliche Eige...