TY - GEN
T1 - The application of content analysis to programmer mailing lists as a requirements method for a software visualisation tool
AU - O'Shea, Pamela
AU - Exton, Chris
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The study set out to examine the following research question: 'What types of information are most important to the experienced programmer during maintenance ?'. A content analysis scheme was applied to program summaries extracted from online open source Java mailing lists in order to investigate the information types employed when describing programs. The aim of which was to explore a method of requirements gathering for supportive software visualisation tools. The summaries were examined collectively and also as part of their respective task type categories. It was found that informal programmer comments and data type descriptions were most important.
AB - The study set out to examine the following research question: 'What types of information are most important to the experienced programmer during maintenance ?'. A content analysis scheme was applied to program summaries extracted from online open source Java mailing lists in order to investigate the information types employed when describing programs. The aim of which was to explore a method of requirements gathering for supportive software visualisation tools. The summaries were examined collectively and also as part of their respective task type categories. It was found that informal programmer comments and data type descriptions were most important.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=46249116176&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/STEP.2004.17
DO - 10.1109/STEP.2004.17
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:46249116176
SN - 0769522939
SN - 9780769522937
T3 - STEP 2004 Proceedings - The 12th International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice
SP - 30
EP - 39
BT - STEP 2004 Proceedings - The 12th International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice
T2 - STEP 2004 - 12th International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice
Y2 - 17 September 2004 through 19 September 2004
ER -