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Modelling the information-seeking behaviour of programmers – an emperical approach
O'Brien, Michael P.; Buckley, Jim
Date:
2005
Publication:
Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Program Comprehension (IWPC’05); pp 125-135
Publication type:
Conference Object
Abstract:
Information seeking has been recognised as a core subtask in software maintenance. This paper reviews, merges, and adapts existing information seeking models for different domains to propose a non-linear information-seeking model for programmers involved in software maintenance. Talk-aloud data from two empirical studies of industrial programmers carrying out real software maintenance tasks is presented, to
illustrate and validate (in part) this model.
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peer-reviewed
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