3 papers
cs.SE2026
Following Breadcrumbs in Code: What Accidentally Committed Ad-Hoc Logs Reveal about Developer Comprehension
Yi-Hung Chou, Boyuan Jiang, Vidit Jain +3
Developers frequently insert temporary print or log statements, known as **ad-hoc logs**, to better understand program behavior at runtime, particularly when facing unexpected issu…
cs.SE2025
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…
cs.SE2025
Learning from Mistakes: Understanding Ad-hoc Logs through Analyzing Accidental Commits
Yi-Hung Chou, Yiyang Min, April Yi Wang +1
Developers often insert temporary "print" or "log" instructions into their code to help them better understand runtime behavior, usually when the code is not behaving as they expec…