9 papers
Studying Test-Driven Development and its Retainment Over a Six-month Time Span
Maria Teresa Baldassarre, Danilo Caivano, Davide Fucci +4
In this paper, we investigate the effect of TDD, as compared to a non-TDD approach, as well as its retainment (or retention) over a time span of (about) six months. To pursue these…
Researcher Bias in Software Engineering Experiments: a Qualitative Investigation
Simone Romano, Davide Fucci, Giuseppe Scanniello +3
Researcher Bias (RB) occurs when researchers influence the results of an empirical study based on their expectations.RB might be due to the use of Questionable Research Practices(Q…
Secondary Studies in the Academic Context: A Systematic Mapping and Survey
Katia Romero Felizardo, Érica Ferreira de Souza, Bianca Minetto Napoleão +2
Context: Several researchers have reported their experiences in applying secondary studies (Systematic Literature Reviews - SLRs and Systematic Mappings - SMs) in Software Engineer…
Results from a replicated experiment on the affective reactions of novice developers when applying test-driven development
Simone Romano, Giuseppe Scanniello, Maria Teresa Baldassarre +2
Test-driven Development (TDD) is an incremental approach to software development. Despite it is claimed to improve both quality of software and developers' productivity, the resear…
An Empirical Assessment on Affective Reactions of Novice Developers when Applying Test-Driven Development
Simone Romano, Davide Fucci, Maria Teresa Baldassarre +2
We study whether and in which phase Test-Driven Development (TDD) influences affective states of novice developers in terms of pleasure, arousal, dominance, and liking. We performe…
Software Engineering Research Community Viewpoints on Rapid Reviews
Bruno Cartaxo, Gustavo Pinto, Baldoino Fonseca +4
Background: One of the most important current challenges of Software Engineering (SE) research is to provide relevant evidence to practice. In health related fields, Rapid Reviews…