Motivation and Satisfaction of Software Engineers

França, César; Silva, Fábio Q. B. da; Sharp, Helen

doi:10.1109/tse.2018.2842201

Cited by 53 publications

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“…It seems that little research on the measurement of human values in SE exists. ESEM research focusing on human factors [1,4,9,14,15] differs from ours in terms of approach and thematic focus.…”

Section: Measuring Values and Subjectivity In Sementioning

confidence: 79%

“…Thematic focus -research that investigates software practitioners' subjective views tends to focus on productivity [11] skills [9], and work motivation and satisfaction [4] [15]. Such research is often motivated by a desire to improve software engineers' working practices and foster more productive workplaces [15].…”

Section: Measuring Values and Subjectivity In Sementioning

confidence: 99%

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Measuring human values in software engineering

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Ferrario

2018

Proceedings of the 12th ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement

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Background: Human values, such as prestige, social justice, and financial success, influence software production decision-making processes. While their subjectivity makes some values difficult to measure, their impact on software motivates our research. Aim: To contribute to the scientific understanding and the empirical investigation of human values in Software Engineering (SE). Approach: Drawing from social psychology, we consider values as mental representations to be investigated on three levels: at a system (L1), personal (L2), and instantiation level (L3). Method: We design and develop a selection of tools for the investigation of values at each level, and focus on the design, development, and use of the Values Q-Sort. Results: From our study with 12 software practitioners, it is possible to extract three values 'prototypes' indicative of an emergent typology of values considerations in SE. Conclusions: The Values Q-Sort generates quantitative values prototypes indicating values relations (L1) as well as rich personal narratives (L2) that reflect specific software practices (L3). It thus offers a systematic, empirical approach to capturing values in SE.

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Section: Measuring Values and Subjectivity In Sementioning

confidence: 79%

Section: Measuring Values and Subjectivity In Sementioning

confidence: 99%

Measuring human values in software engineering

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2018

Proceedings of the 12th ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement

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“…More recently, Sach et al [13] analyzed data from interviews with 13 professional software engineers and suggested that there has been a trend toward more sociallyoriented motivators in software engineering. Other works, such as Franca et al [14], found a variety of factors that influence work motivation and job performance in the software industry.…”

Section: Rq1a: What Motivates Contributors To Oss Today? Rq1b: How Has Motivation To Contribute Shifted As Oss Has Matured?mentioning

confidence: 98%

The Shifting Sands of Motivation: Revisiting What Drives Contributors in Open Source

Gerosa

Wiese

Trinkenreich

et al. 2021

2021 IEEE/ACM 43rd International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE)

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Open Source Software (OSS) has changed drastically over the last decade, with OSS projects now producing a large ecosystem of popular products, involving industry participation, and providing professional career opportunities. But our field's understanding of what motivates people to contribute to OSS is still fundamentally grounded in studies from the early 2000s. With the changed landscape of OSS, it is very likely that motivations to join OSS have also evolved. Through a survey of 242 OSS contributors, we investigate shifts in motivation from three perspectives: (1) the impact of the new OSS landscape, (2) the impact of individuals' personal growth as they become part of OSS communities, and (3) the impact of differences in individuals' demographics. Our results show that some motivations related to social aspects and reputation increased in frequency and that some intrinsic and internalized motivations, such as learning and intellectual stimulation, are still highly relevant. We also found that contributing to OSS often transforms extrinsic motivations to intrinsic, and that while experienced contributors often shift toward altruism, novices often shift toward career, fun, kinship, and learning. OSS projects can leverage our results to revisit current strategies to attract and retain contributors, and researchers and tool builders can better support the design of new studies and tools to engage and support OSS development.

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“…The interviews included questions of two types. The first set of questions, which are not reported here, examined aspects of the interviewee's career, drawing on theory related to motivation [32] [12]. The last portion of each interview was spent discussing the interviewee's attitudes and beliefs about security and secure software development in the organization.…”

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"Hopefully We Are Mostly Secure": Views on Secure Code in Professional Practice

López

Sharp

Tun

et al. 2019

2019 IEEE/ACM 12th International Workshop on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering (CHASE)

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Security of software systems is of general concern, yet breaches caused by common vulnerabilities still occur. Software developers are routinely called upon to "do more" to address this situation. However there has been little focus on the developers' point of view, and understanding how security features in their day-to-day activities. This paper reports preliminary findings of semi-structured interviews taken during an ethnographic study of professional software developers in one organization who are not security experts. The overall study aims to understand how security features in day-to-day practice, while analysis of the interview data asks whether developers are responsible for security. The study reveals that awareness around security matters is raised through several paths including processes, standards, practices and company training and that a focus on security is driven by contextual factors. Security is taken care of with policies and through safeguards, and is handled differently depending on whether a team is developing new features, and hence "looking forward", or working with existing code and hence "looking back". Developers take and share responsibility for security in the code, but suggest that their responsibility has limits, and relies on collective practice.

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Motivation and Satisfaction of Software Engineers

Cited by 53 publications

References 76 publications

Measuring human values in software engineering

Measuring human values in software engineering

The Shifting Sands of Motivation: Revisiting What Drives Contributors in Open Source

"Hopefully We Are Mostly Secure": Views on Secure Code in Professional Practice

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