Software Heritage: Large-Scale Research on Public Code Development

Software Heritage collects publicly available source code from numerous software projects and tracks their ongoing development. Outline1 Software as knowledge2 Software Heritage3 Research highlights: datasets for the masses4 Research highlights: software evolution5 Research highlights: diversity, equity, and inclusion6 Research highlights: cybersecurity7 Conclusion

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-02-04
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18702047
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Scientific Computing and Data Management
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Software Heritage: Large-Scale Research on Public Code Development

Stefano Zacchiroli
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Scientific Computing and Data Management
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Software Heritage: Large-Scale Research on Public Code Development

Stefano Zacchiroli
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Abstract

Software Heritage collects publicly available source code from numerous software projects and tracks their ongoing development. Outline1 Software as knowledge2 Software Heritage3 Research highlights: datasets for the masses4 Research highlights: software evolution5 Research highlights: diversity, equity, and inclusion6 Research highlights: cybersecurity7 Conclusion

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (FR), Institut Polytechnique de Paris (FR)
Reduced inequalities
Openalex Percentile: Top 52%
Scientific Computing and Data Management
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