Is AI the better programming partner? Human-Human Pair Programming vs. Human-AI pAIr Programming

The emergence of large-language models (LLMs) that excel at code generation and commercial products such as GitHub's Copilot has sparked interest in human-AI pair programming (referred to as "pAIr programming") where an AI system collaborates with a human programmer. While traditional pair programming between humans has been extensively studied, it remains uncertain whether its findings can be applied to human-AI pair programming. We compare human-human and human-AI pair programming, exploring their similarities and differences in interaction, measures, benefits, and challenges. We find that the effectiveness of both approaches is mixed in the literature (though the measures used for pAIr programming are not as comprehensive). We summarize moderating factors on the success of human-human pair programming, which provides opportunities for pAIr programming research. For example, mismatched expertise makes pair programming less productive, therefore well-designed AI programming assistants may adapt to differences in expertise levels.Comment: 8 pages (without references), 2 table

Design of the software development and verification system (SWDVS) for shuttle NASA study task 35

An overview of the Software Development and Verification System (SWDVS) for the space shuttle is presented. The design considerations, goals, assumptions, and major features of the design are examined. A scenario that shows three persons involved in flight software development using the SWDVS in response to a program change request is developed. The SWDVS is described from the standpoint of different groups of people with different responsibilities in the shuttle program to show the functional requirements that influenced the SWDVS design. The software elements of the SWDVS that satisfy the requirements of the different groups are identified

Integrated Apartment Management System

The Integrated Apartment Management System (IAMS) is a web-based system that allows tenants to make appointments with repairmen on line and notify both apartment managers and repairmen of appointments through an email directly from IAMS. IAMS also keeps a database of appointments, repairs, and payments that can be accessed by tenants, repairmen, and apartment managers

Knowledge representation into Ada parallel processing

The Knowledge Representation into Ada Parallel Processing project is a joint NASA and Air Force funded project to demonstrate the execution of intelligent systems in Ada on the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory fault-tolerant parallel processor (FTPP). Two applications were demonstrated - a portion of the adaptive tactical navigator and a real time controller. Both systems are implemented as Activation Framework Objects on the Activation Framework intelligent scheduling mechanism developed by Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The implementations, results of performance analyses showing speedup due to parallelism and initial efficiency improvements are detailed and further areas for performance improvements are suggested

An Automated Methodology for Validating Web Related Cyber Threat Intelligence by Implementing a Honeyclient

Loodud töö panustab küberkaitse valdkonda pakkudes alternatiivse viisi, kuidas hoida ohuteadmus andmebaas uuendatuna. Veebilehti kasutatakse ära viisina toimetada pahatahtlik kood ohvrini. Peale veebilehe klassifitseerimist pahaloomuliseks lisatakse see ohuteadmus andmebaasi kui pahaloomulise indikaatorina. Lõppkokkuvõtteks muutuvad sellised andmebaasid mahukaks ja sisaldavad aegunud kirjeid. Lahendus on automatiseerida aegunud kirjete kontrollimist klient-meepott tarkvaraga ning kogu protsess on täielikult automatiseeritav eesmärgiga hoida kokku aega. Jahtides kontrollitud ja kinnitatud indikaatoreid aitab see vältida valedel alustel küberturbe intsidentide menetlemist.This paper is contributing to the open source cybersecurity community by providing an alternative methodology for analyzing web related cyber threat intelligence. Websites are used commonly as an attack vector to spread malicious content crafted by any malicious party. These websites become threat intelligence which can be stored and collected into corresponding databases. Eventually these cyber threat databases become obsolete and can lead to false positive investigations in cyber incident response. The solution is to keep the threat indicator entries valid by verifying their content and this process can be fully automated to keep the process less time consuming. The proposed technical solution is a low interaction honeyclient regularly tasked to verify the content of the web based threat indicators. Due to the huge amount of database entries, this way most of the web based threat indicators can be automatically validated with less time consumption and they can be kept relevant for monitoring purposes and eventually can lead to avoiding false positives in an incident response processes

Implementation business-to-business electronic commerce website using active server pages

E-commerce is the current approach for doing any type of business online, which uses the superior power of digital information to understand the requirements and preferences of each client and each partner, to adapt products and services for them, and then to distribute the products and services as swiftly as possible

A Linux-based graphical user interface for the creation and reading of the frame format: Version 2.4

To gain further knowledge of how the universe began, a new international co-operated project wishes not only to see stars exploding, but also to hear the explosion. It is theorised that the ability to listen to an explosion is possible by detecting gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are omitted when a star explodes, travelling through the cosmos at an exceptional speed. It is estimated that a gravity wave takes only 40 milliseconds to pass through the earth. Thus the aim of this international collaboration is to detect a gravitational wave. To accurately detect such waves, there needs to be several global detectors. If a phenomenon is detected at one detector, data from other detectors is compared; to investigate whether this event occurred simultaneously around the world. An integral component of gravitational wave detection includes the real· time saving of signals as data on a generic storage media, e.g. a standard hard disk and later permanent storage e.g. on compact discs. It is therefore crucial that there is a constant 24-hour data gathering from the detectors. 24-hours of constant data gathering requires a system that can facilitate for the acquisition of the data and save the data into a standard format, which was agreed upon by all the global gravity wave detection sites (known as the frame format. Please refer to appendix 9.1 for further details concerning this format.). This accommodates the exchange of the data for analysis between detection sites. To create exchangeable files in the frame format requires the data to be passed through C Unix based libraries. These libraries are cumbersome to utilize, require sufficient computing skills to use and are very inefficient when working with large amounts of data. The purpose of this honours project is to research and construct a graphical user interface under the Linux Operating System, to the frame libraries, in order to greatly assist in the data storage and exchange process

Building Trusted Paths for Web Browsers

The communication between the Web browser and the human user is one component of the server-client channel. It is not the user but the browser that receives all server information and establishes the secure connection. The browser\u27s user interface signals, such as SSL lock, https protocol header et al., indicate whether the browser-server communication at the current moment is secure. Those user interface signals indicating the security status of browser should be clearly and correctly understood by the user. A survey of modern Web browsers shows the information provided by current browsers is insufficient for users to make trust judgment. Our Web spoofing work further proved that the browser status information is not reliable either. We discuss the criteria for and how to build the trusted paths between a browser and a human user. We present an open source implementation of one of the designs--synchronized random dynamic (SRD) boundary, based on Modified Mozilla source code, together with its usability study results

Knowledge transfer in pair programming: an in-depth analysis

Whilst knowledge transfer is one of the most widely-claimed benefits of pair programming, little is known about how knowledge transfer is achieved in this setting. This is particularly pertinent for novice-expert constellations, but knowledge transfer takes place to some degree in all constellations. We ask “what does it take to be a good “expert” and how can a “novice” best learn from a more experienced developer?”. An in-depth investigation of video and audio excerpts of professional pair programming sessions using Interaction Analysis reveals: six teaching strategies, ranging from “giving direct instructions” to “subtle hints”; and challenges and benefits for both partners. These strategies are instantiations of some but not all teaching methods promoted in cognitive apprenticeship; novice articulation, reflection and exploration are not seen in the data. The context of pair programming influences the strategies, challenges and benefits, in particular the roles of driver and navigator and agile prioritisation which considers business value rather than educational progression. Utilising these strategies more widely and recognizing the challenges and benefits for both partners will help developers to maximise the benefits from pairing sessions