This study examines the effects of a programmer\u27s emotional awareness on progress while fixing bugs. The goal of the study is to capitalize on emotional awareness to ultimately increase progress made during software development. This process could result in improved software maintenance

Loro, Jada O.

Oran, Sarah J.

Schneff, Abigail L.

Sharif, Bonita

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Computer Science and Engineering: Theses, Dissertations, and Student Research Computer Science and Engineering, Department of Spring 4-30-2020 Emotional Awareness During Bug Fixes – A Pilot Study Jada O. Loro University of Nebraska - Lincoln, jada.loro@huskers.unl.edu Abigail L. Schneff University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Abigailschneff@gmail.com Sarah J. Oran University of Nebraska - Lincoln, soran2@unl.edu Bonita Sharif Ph.D. University of Nebraska - Lincoln, bsharif@unl.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/computerscidiss  Part of the Computer Engineering Commons, and the Computer Sciences Commons Loro, Jada O.; Schneff, Abigail L.; Oran, Sarah J.; and Sharif, Bonita Ph.D., "Emotional Awareness During Bug Fixes – A Pilot Study" (2020). Computer Science and Engineering: Theses, Dissertations, and Student Research. 192. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/computerscidiss/192 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Computer Science and Engineering, Department of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Computer Science and Engineering: Theses, Dissertations, and Student Research by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Emotional Awareness During Bug Fixes – A Pilot StudyJada O. LoroDepartment of PsychologySarah J. OranDepartment of Computer Science and EngineeringAbigail L. SchneffDepartment of PsychologyProblem ContextBonita SharifDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering• This study examines the effects of a programmer's emotional awareness on progress while fixing bugs. • The goal of the study is to capitalize on emotional awareness to ultimately increase progress made during software development. This process could result in improved software maintenance. Research QuestionCan we determine emotional state of a developer using biometric sensors during debugging?Data SourcesTask Description and PromptReview bug report and fix bug in code.Bug 2: No comma added to separate keywordsWhen adding a keyword via the content selector, nocomma is added before the keyword.I have set "When adding/removing keywords separate themby:" to ", " in the Preferences > Groups panel. But keywords still get separated by a space only.---------------------------Answer the following questions after you are done with the task. Difficulty: Easy | Avg | DifficultConfidence: Low | Medium | HighShort description of your solution (classes/methods affected): Tasks and Participants• 3  bug tasks were chosen from an open source repository – JabRef• JabRef is a reference management system• 3 students were piloted in Computer Science.Results: Right Pupil Dilation in TimeConclusions Ongoing WorkContact: http://seresl.unl.edu/ ** bsharif@unl.eduShimmer GSRAffectivaTobii X3-120 Eye Tracker• There is a connection between pupil dilation and emotional arousal as task progresses. • GSR did not show too much difference but this could be due to placement of electrodes. • We have some promising evidence that biometric sensors can be used to determine emotional state during bug fixes. • In Trial C we saw a smaller amount of change in the amplitude of the diameter change and an increase at the end of the session time. • Lessons learned include changing the placement of the electrodes for the GSR sensor due to typing. The sensors will now be placed on shoulder and not palm. • Analyze webcam data from Affectiva.• Conduct the study on a larger sample.iTrace infrastructure (www.i-trace.org) was modified to capture gazes within the Eclipse IDE from all three data sources. A server/client application was written to synchronize events between each data source and output biometric data and typed interactions including window focus events. Study Environment• During session time A there was a small increase with pupil size from the beginning towards the halfway point of the trial. Then a decline was seen towards the end. • In Trial B there was a significant increase in the amount of pupil dilation change as well as a steadier diameter change in the amplitude. • Trial D showed a similar start as Trial C but an earlier increase in the median diameter of the right pupil.

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