Balancing Quality Assurance and Scalability in Modern Open-Source Software: A Review

Year : 2026 | Volume : 13 | Issue : 01 | Page : 01 07
By

Jajimoggala Snehitha,

Manas Kumar Yogi,

  1. Student, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Pragati Engineering College (A), Surampalem, Andhra Pradesh, India
  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Pragati Engineering College (A), Surampalem, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

The development of modern open-source software has increased rapidly and now is being used as critical infrastructure across the world. As the software expands, maintaining high quality while supporting large scale has become a major challenge and tension globally. Traditional quality assurance methods are no longer sufficient when open-source software (OSS) projects are handled with millions of users, developers, and downloads. This review discusses four main issues: sustainability of package registers when used excessively; security challenges in software supply chains and software bill of materials (SBOM) adoption; the impact of AI-based tools on software quality; and human factors such as maintainer burnout. This study shows that the increasing scalability tends to create new quality risks. Due to the rapid rise in OSS, the process of its development, sharing, and maintenance has undergone a significant transformation. This is the greatest challenge as the company needs to strike the proper balance between quality assurance and expansion. Testing, security checks, and review of code are all still largely a human burden and community support.

Keywords: Open-source software (OSS), AI-assisted software development, technical debt, code quality, maintainer burnout, software bill of materials (SBOM)

[This article belongs to Journal of Open Source Developments ]

How to cite this article: Jajimoggala Snehitha, Manas Kumar Yogi. Balancing Quality Assurance and Scalability in Modern Open-Source Software: A Review. Journal of Open Source Developments. 2026; 13(01):01-07.
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Volume 13
Issue 01
Received 09/03/2026
Accepted 18/04/2026
Published 30/04/2026
Publication Time 52 Days

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