Software Engineering Applications Enabled by Blockchain Technology: A Systematic Mapping Study
The novel, yet disruptive blockchain technology has witnessed growing attention, due to its intrinsic potential. Besides the conventional domains that benefit from such potential, such as finance, supply chain and healthcare, blockchain use cases in software engineering have emerged recently. In thi...
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| description | The novel, yet disruptive blockchain technology has witnessed growing attention, due to its intrinsic potential. Besides the conventional domains that benefit from such potential, such as finance, supply chain and healthcare, blockchain use cases in software engineering have emerged recently. In this study, we aim to contribute to the body of knowledge of blockchain-oriented software engineering by providing an adequate overview of the software engineering applications enabled by blockchain technology. To do so, we carried out a systematic mapping study and identified 22 primary studies. Then, we extracted data within the research type, research topic and contribution type facets. Findings suggest an increasing trend of studies since 2018. Additionally, findings reveal the potential of using blockchain technologies as an alternative to centralized systems, such as GitHub, Travis CI, and cloud-based package managers, and also to establish trust between parties in collaborative software development. We also found out that smart contracts can enable the automation of a variety of software engineering activities that usually require human reasoning, such as the acceptance phase, payments to software engineers, and compliance adherence. In spite of the fact that the field is not yet mature, we believe that this systematic mapping study provides a holistic overview that may benefit researchers interested in bringing blockchain to the software industry, and practitioners willing to understand how blockchain can transform the software development industry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d17edeb2148549bf9b01ca94f8d61f332023-11-21T12:04:54ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-03-01117296010.3390/app11072960Software Engineering Applications Enabled by Blockchain Technology: A Systematic Mapping StudySelina Demi0Ricardo Colomo-Palacios1Mary Sánchez-Gordón2Department of Computer Science, Østfold University College, 1783 Halden, NorwayDepartment of Computer Science, Østfold University College, 1783 Halden, NorwayDepartment of Computer Science, Østfold University College, 1783 Halden, NorwayThe novel, yet disruptive blockchain technology has witnessed growing attention, due to its intrinsic potential. Besides the conventional domains that benefit from such potential, such as finance, supply chain and healthcare, blockchain use cases in software engineering have emerged recently. In this study, we aim to contribute to the body of knowledge of blockchain-oriented software engineering by providing an adequate overview of the software engineering applications enabled by blockchain technology. To do so, we carried out a systematic mapping study and identified 22 primary studies. Then, we extracted data within the research type, research topic and contribution type facets. Findings suggest an increasing trend of studies since 2018. Additionally, findings reveal the potential of using blockchain technologies as an alternative to centralized systems, such as GitHub, Travis CI, and cloud-based package managers, and also to establish trust between parties in collaborative software development. We also found out that smart contracts can enable the automation of a variety of software engineering activities that usually require human reasoning, such as the acceptance phase, payments to software engineers, and compliance adherence. In spite of the fact that the field is not yet mature, we believe that this systematic mapping study provides a holistic overview that may benefit researchers interested in bringing blockchain to the software industry, and practitioners willing to understand how blockchain can transform the software development industry.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/7/2960software engineeringblockchain technologysmart contractssystematic mapping |
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| title | Software Engineering Applications Enabled by Blockchain Technology: A Systematic Mapping Study |
| title_full | Software Engineering Applications Enabled by Blockchain Technology: A Systematic Mapping Study |
| title_fullStr | Software Engineering Applications Enabled by Blockchain Technology: A Systematic Mapping Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Software Engineering Applications Enabled by Blockchain Technology: A Systematic Mapping Study |
| title_short | Software Engineering Applications Enabled by Blockchain Technology: A Systematic Mapping Study |
| title_sort | software engineering applications enabled by blockchain technology a systematic mapping study |
| topic | software engineering blockchain technology smart contracts systematic mapping |
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