4 papers
A Preliminary Study on the Impact of AI in the Creativity and Collaboration in Software Teams
Danilo Monteiro Ribeiro, Kiev Gama, Victoria Jackson
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools are reshaping software engineering work, increasingly acting as cognitive partners rather than purely instrumental aids. Most AI to…
"Game Changer" or "Overenthusiastic Drunk Acquaintance"? Generative AI Use by Blind and Low Vision Software Professionals in the Workplace
Yoonha Cha, Victoria Jackson, Lauren Shu +2
The software development workplace poses numerous technical and collaborative accessibility challenges for blind and low vision software professionals (BLVSPs). Though Generative A…
Building Software by Rolling the Dice: A Qualitative Study of Vibe Coding
Yi-Hung Chou, Boyuan Jiang, Yi Wen Chen +4
Large language models (LLMs) are reshaping software engineering by enabling "vibe coding," in which developers build software primarily through prompts rather than writing code. Al…
"Can you feel the vibes?": An exploration of novice programmer engagement with vibe coding
Kiev Gama, Filipe Calegario, Victoria Jackson +3
Emerging alongside generative AI and the broader trend of AI-assisted coding, the term "vibe coding" refers to creating software via natural language prompts rather than direct cod…