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
Amirova R, Busechian S, Ivanov V, Masyagin S, Reprintseva A, Shakirov R, et al. (2020). Preliminary considerations on the effectiveness of the analysis of brain signals to assess the work of software developers. Springer, Cham.
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.
