Utilizing biological signals to understand software develop-ers activities has been emerging in recent years, still with limited under-standing of its effective applicability. This paper provides preliminary ev-idence that biological signals collected via electroencephalography (EEG)can provide useful information on the state of mind of software develop-ers, that, then, translates in understanding the effectiveness, quality, andproductivity of their work. The experimentation has been done with 20differently skilled male programmers. Two common situations have beenassessed: pair programming and programming with music. The prelimi-nary outcomes evidence the usefulness of the approach
Preliminary considerations on the effectiveness of the analysis of brain signals to assess the work of software developers
Succi G;
2020
Abstract
Utilizing biological signals to understand software develop-ers activities has been emerging in recent years, still with limited under-standing of its effective applicability. This paper provides preliminary ev-idence that biological signals collected via electroencephalography (EEG)can provide useful information on the state of mind of software develop-ers, that, then, translates in understanding the effectiveness, quality, andproductivity of their work. The experimentation has been done with 20differently skilled male programmers. Two common situations have beenassessed: pair programming and programming with music. The prelimi-nary outcomes evidence the usefulness of the approachI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
