Do Developers Have Agency? A Longitudinal Study Revealing a Separation in how Software Systems Evolve Using 65,987 Popular Open Source Projects on GitHub
Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s44427-025-00019-y
Published Online: 2026-02-03
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Kristóf, Szabados
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Article History
Received: 16 October 2025
Revised: 22 December 2025
Accepted: 29 December 2025
First Online: 3 February 2026
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: The authors declare no conflict of interest.