Xiaotian Ma

An Empirical Study of Untangling Patterns of Two-Class Dependency Cycles

2023 · arXiv (Cornell University)

Dependency cycles pose a significant challenge to software quality and maintainability. However, there is limited understanding of how practitioners resolve dependency cycles in real-world scenarios. This paper presents an empirical study investigating the recurring patterns …

Cross-Language Dependencies: An Empirical Study of Kotlin-Java

2024

Background: Since Google introduced Kotlin as an official programming language for developing Android apps in 2017, Kotlin has gained widespread adoption in Android development. The interoperability of Java and Kotlin’s design nature allows them to …