Personality types in software engineering

  • Authors:
  • Luiz Fernando Capretz

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

  • Venue:
  • International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Software engineering is forecast to be among the fastest growing employment field in the next decades. The purpose of this investigation is two-fold: Firstly, empirical studies on the personality types of software professionals are reviewed. Secondly, this work provides an up-to-date personality profile of software engineers according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.