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Empathy Guidelines for Improving Practitioner Well-being & Software Engineering Practices
Hashini Gunatilake, John Grundy, Rashina Hoda +1
Empathy is a powerful yet often overlooked element in software engineering (SE), supporting better teamwork, smoother communication, and effective decision-making.This paper introd…
The EmpathiSEr: Development and Validation of Software Engineering Oriented Empathy Scales
Hashini Gunatilake, John Grundy, Rashina Hoda +1
Empathy plays a critical role in software engineering (SE), influencing collaboration, communication, and user-centred design. Although SE research has increasingly recognised empa…
Addressing Visual Impairments with Model-Driven Engineering: A Systematic Literature Review
Judith Michael, Lukas Netz, Bernhard Rumpe +4
Software applications often pose barriers for users with accessibility needs, e.g., visual impairments. Model-driven engineering (MDE), with its systematic nature of code derivatio…
Manifestations of Empathy in Software Engineering: How, Why, and When It Matters
Hashini Gunatilake, John Grundy, Rashina Hoda +1
Empathy plays a crucial role in software engineering (SE), influencing collaboration, communication, and decision-making. While prior research has highlighted the importance of emp…
The Role of Empathy in Software Engineering -- A Socio-Technical Grounded Theory
Hashini Gunatilake, John Grundy, Rashina Hoda +1
Empathy, defined as the ability to understand and share others' perspectives and emotions, is essential in software engineering (SE), where developers often collaborate with divers…
Understanding the Influence of Motivation on Requirements Engineering-related Activities
Dulaji Hidellaarachchi, John Grundy, Rashina Hoda +1
Context: Requirements Engineering (RE)-related activities are critical in developing quality software and one of the most human-dependent processes in software engineering (SE). He…