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Software Engineers' Information Seeking Behavior in Change Impact Analysis : An Interview Study
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- Borg, Markus (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,RISE,Security Lab,RISE SICS AB, SWE,Institutionen för datavetenskap,Institutioner vid LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Department of Computer Science,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH
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- Alegroth, Emil (författare)
- Blekinge Tekniska Högskola,Institutionen för programvaruteknik,Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden
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- Runeson, Per (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för datavetenskap,Institutioner vid LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Department of Computer Science,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH
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- IEEE Computer Society, 2017
- 2017
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: IEEE International Conference on Program Comprehension. - : IEEE Computer Society. - 9781538605356 ; , s. 12-22, s. 12-22
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Abstract
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- Software engineers working in large projects must navigate complex information landscapes. Change Impact Analysis (CIA) is a task that relies on engineers' successful information seeking in databases storing, e.g., source code, requirements, design descriptions, and test case specifications. Several previous approaches to support information seeking are task-specific, thus understanding engineers' seeking behavior in specific tasks is fundamental. We present an industrial case study on how engineers seek information in CIA, with a particular focus on traceability and development artifacts that are not source code. We show that engineers have different information seeking behavior, and that some do not consider traceability particularly useful when conducting CIA. Furthermore, we observe a tendency for engineers to prefer less rigid types of support rather than formal approaches, i.e., engineers value support that allows flexibility in how to practically conduct CIA. Finally, due to diverse information seeking behavior, we argue that future CIA support should embrace individual preferences to identify change impact by empowering several seeking alternatives, including searching, browsing, and tracing. © 2017 IEEE.
Ämnesord
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Data- och informationsvetenskap -- Programvaruteknik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Computer and Information Sciences -- Software Engineering (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Data- och informationsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Computer and Information Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- case study
- change impact analysis
- information seeking
- safety-critical systems
- traceability
- Computer programming
- Information retrieval
- Individual preference
- Industrial case study
- Information seeking behaviors
- Safety critical systems
- Test case specifications
- Engineers
- case study
- change impact analysis
- information seeking
- safety-critical systems
- traceability
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