Code Mapper: Mapping the Global Contributions of OSS
Thomas Le Tourneau, Jasmine Latendresse, Ahmad Abdellatif, Emad Shihab · 2024
Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) has reshaped the software landscape. Software developers from around the world contribute to the development and maintenance of these projects. The geographic diversity within FOSS offers insights into community dynamics, collaboration patterns, and inclusivity. Despite the rich insights that can be gained from this geographic diversity, there remains a scarcity of research in this area. One possible reason for this gap in studies is the lack of tools that can identify and visualize the geographic distribution of contributions in OSS projects.