An analysis of advanced C.S. students' experience with software maintenance
Donna M. Kaminski · 1988
Maintenance accounts for a very large portion of total software cost and effort in industry. Yet computer science students are seldom exposed to this in their training. This study investigated advanced CS students' reactions to doing a maintenance project. A survey was used to examine their attitudes towards doing maintenance, the maintenance strategies they used, the value of the experience, and their assessments of the maintainability of the original program. Most students found it a valuable learning experience. A wide disparity was found in their perceptions of the maintainability of the original program.