An examination of software engineering work practices

Authors:
Janice Singer;Timothy Lethbridge;Norman Vinson;Nicolas Anquetil
Affiliations:
National Research Council, Ottawa, ON;University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON;National Research Council, Ottawa, ON;University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Venue:
CASCON First Decade High Impact Papers
Year:
2010

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Abstract

This paper presents work practice data of the daily activities of software engineers. Four separate studies are presented; one looking longitudinally at an individual SE; two looking at a software engineering group; and one looking at company-wide tool usage statistics. We also discuss the advantages in considering work practices in designing tools for software engineers, and include some requirements for a tool we have developed as a result of our studies.