8 papers
Understanding Undesirable Attributes of Requirements Engineers: Insights from Practitioners
Larissa Barbosa, Sávio Freire, Marcos Kalinowski +4
Context. The characteristics of software professionals have been widely investigated in the literature. However, limited attention has been given to undesirable attributes in Requi…
Prompt Engineering Strategies for LLM-based Qualitative Coding of Psychological Safety in Software Engineering Communities: A Controlled Empirical Study
Moaath Alshaikh, Tasneem Alshaher, Ricardo Vieira +7
Qualitative analysis plays a pivotal role in understanding the human and social aspects of software engineering. However, it remains a demanding process shaped by the subjective in…
What Characterizes a Software Leader? Identifying Leadership Practices from Practitioners Social Media
Murilo Coelho, Denivan Campos, Mariana Maia Bezerra +3
Context: Leadership has been extensively studied in management and agile software development; however, prior research predominantly focuses on formal roles and predefined leadersh…
A Survey on Large Language Model Impact on Software Evolvability and Maintainability: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Remedy
Bruno Claudino Matias, Savio Freire, Juliana Freitas +3
Context. Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly embedded in software engineering workflows for tasks including code generation, summarization, repair, and testing. Empirical…
Psychological safety in software workplaces: A systematic literature review
Beatriz Santana, Lidivânio Monte, Bianca Santana de Araújo Silva +4
Context: Psychological safety (PS) is an important factor influencing team well-being and performance, particularly in collaborative and dynamic domains such as software developmen…
Exploring Empathy in Software Engineering: Insights from a Grey Literature Analysis of Practitioners' Perspectives
Lidiany Cerqueira, João Pedro Bastos, Danilo Neves +5
Context. Empathy, a key social skill, is essential for communication and collaboration in SE but remains an under-researched topic. Aims. This study investigates empathy in SE from…