Category: human behavior
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When task time measurements are not reported by developers
Measurements of the time taken to complete a software development task usually rely on the values reported by the person doing the work. People often give round number answers to numeric questions. This rounding has the effect of shifting start/stop/duration times to 5/10/15/20/30/45/60 minute boundaries. To what extent do developers actually start/stop tasks on round […]
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Evolution has selected humans to prefer adding new features
Assume that clicking within any of the cells in the image below flips its color (white/green). Which cells would you click on to create an image that is symmetrical along the horizontal/vertical axis? In one study, 80% of subjects added a block of four green cells in each of the three white corners. The other […]
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Software_Engineering_Practices = Morals+Theology
Including the word science in the term used to describe a research field creates an aura of scientific enterprise. Universities name departments “Computer Science” and creationist have adopted the term “Creation Science”. The word engineering is used when an aura with a practical hue is desired, e.g., “Software Engineering” and “Consciousness Engineering”. Science and engineering […]