Processes, methods and practices of Software Engineering in open source projects: A case study of OwnCloud and Nextcloud

Abstract

Software Engineering practices aim to improve the softwares quality, which includes Open Source Software (OSS). This work aims to identify software engineering practices in the OSS projects OwnCloud e Nextcloud. We perform a scientific literature review, using digital databases such as the Google Scholar and CAPES Periodic Portal, and also search using the gray literature. We conclude that good practices of software engineering are applied into both cloud storage projects OwnCloud and Nextcloud. However, we found that the major focus is still on coding, and therefore, other development processes, such as documentation, effective control of change management and quality management processes, should receive more emphasis.