Emotional Awareness During Bug Fixes – A Pilot Study

Authors

Jada O. Loro, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Abigail L. Schneff, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Sarah J. Oran, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Bonita Sharif, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

First Advisor

Dr. Bonita Sharif

Second Advisor

Dr. Maital Neta

Date of this Version

Spring 4-30-2020

Citation

Loro, J.O. Schneff, A.L., Oran, S.J. & Sharif, B. (2020). Emotional Awareness During Bug Fixes – A Pilot Study.

Comments

Poster presentation, Spring Research Fair 2020, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Copyright by the authors.

Abstract

This study examines the effects of a programmer's emotional awareness on progress while fixing bugs. The goal of the study is to capitalize on emotional awareness to ultimately increase progress made during software development. This process could result in improved software maintenance.