An examination of software engineering work practices

Authors:
Janice Singer;Timothy Lethbridge;Norman Vinson;Nicolas Anquetil
Affiliations:
Institute for Information Technology, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON K1A OR6;School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5;Institute for Information Technology, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON K1A OR6;School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
Venue:
CASCON '97 Proceedings of the 1997 conference of the Centre for Advanced Studies on Collaborative research
Year:
1997

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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.