Software engineering: community and culture

Sharp, Helen; Robinson, Hugh; Woodman, Mark

doi:10.1109/52.819967

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“…Any data occurs naturally by deriving it from the observation of the participants that gave no a priori significance to any particular issue. Ethnographic studies have been proven useful for empirical software engineering [8,10,32,33].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

On the Necessity of Empirical Studies in the Assessment of Modularization Mechanisms for Crosscutting Concerns

Apel

Kästner

Trujillo

2007

First International Workshop on Assessment of Contemporary Modularization Techniques (ACoM '07)

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Collaborations are a frequently occurring class of crosscutting concerns. Prior work has argued that collaborations are better implemented using Collaboration Languages (CLs) rather than AspectJ-like Languages (ALs). The main argument is that aspects flatten the objectoriented structure of a collaboration, and introduce more complexity rather than benefits -in other words, CLs and ALs differ with regard to program comprehension. To explore the effects of CL and AL modularization mechanisms on program comprehension, we propose to conduct a series of experiments. We present ideas on how to arrange such experiments that should serve as a starting point and foster a discussion with other researchers.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

On the Necessity of Empirical Studies in the Assessment of Modularization Mechanisms for Crosscutting Concerns

Apel

Kästner

Trujillo

2007

First International Workshop on Assessment of Contemporary Modularization Techniques (ACoM '07)

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“…We have used qualitative data collection and analysis. Our analyses so far have underlined the importance of involving influential developers in the production of the SQMS (Hovenden et al, 1996), discussed observations on the effect an organization's culture may have on attitudes to software quality , and presented some reflections on the implications for software engineers of our interdisciplinary approach (Sharp et al, 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We have used discourse analysis and ethnographically-informed techniques in other related research, for example, in understanding the impact of constituencies and communities in the development of technical ideas (Sharp et al, 2000), and in studying the culture of agile methods in software development (Robinson and Sharp, 2004). Using such techniques has contributed to our understanding of software engineering and how it is practiced.…”

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Tensions around the adoption and evolution of software quality management systems: a discourse analytic approach

Sharp¹,

Woodman²,

Hovenden³

2004

International Journal of Human-Computer Studies

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“…Dimensions of national culture are very difficult to conceptualise and measure. It has been recommended that in-depth case studies, discourse analysis and ethnographies are required rather than surveys (Myers & Tan 2002, Sharp et al 2000. In Walsham's (2002) study of software production in teams composed of Jamaican and Indian developers, use of structurational theory and analysis was considered superior to Hofstede's model.…”

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The impact of national culture on software engineering practices

Cater-Steel

Toleman

2008

IJTPM

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Trends that have contributed to the globalisation of the software engineering industry include virtual collaborative teams, off-shore outsourcing, and international migration of IT professionals. These three trends and the international spread of software engineering standards and methodologies are explored with specific examples from the Australian software engineering industry. Results from a Europe/Australia study about adoption of software best practice conducted in 16 countries are then summarised and analysed using Hofstede's cultural dimensions. The discussion considers the efficacy of the concept 'national culture' in light of the analysis and concludes that software engineering researchers need to reconsider the concept and measurement of national culture. Implications of the globalisation of software engineering standards and methodologies on various stakeholders are discussed. KeywordsNational culture, Hofstede, globalisation, software best practice, software engineering process, global software development standards, virtual teams, off-shore outsourced development. Biographical notes:Dr Aileen Cater-Steel is a Senior Lecturer in Information Systems at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) Australia. Her current research interests are IT service management and software process improvement. She has also published research related to IT governance, software engineering standards, organisational and national culture, and electronic commerce. Prior to her university appointment, Aileen worked in private and government organizations where her career progressed from Programmer, Systems Analyst and Project Manager to IT Manager.Professor Mark Toleman is Professor and Head of School of Information Systems at the University of Southern Queensland. His research interests are wide and include IT service management, IT governance, systems development methodologies, research-practitioner nexus, novice developers and information systems education. He has published over 100 articles in books, refereed journals and refereed conference proceedings.

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Software engineering: community and culture

Cited by 51 publications

References 8 publications

On the Necessity of Empirical Studies in the Assessment of Modularization Mechanisms for Crosscutting Concerns

On the Necessity of Empirical Studies in the Assessment of Modularization Mechanisms for Crosscutting Concerns

Tensions around the adoption and evolution of software quality management systems: a discourse analytic approach

The impact of national culture on software engineering practices

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