An examination of software engineering work practices
Janice Singer, Timothy C. Lethbridge, Norman Guy Vinson, Nicolas Anquetil · 2010
This paper presents work practice data of the daily activities of software engineers. Four separate studies are presented; one looking longitudinally at an individual SE; two looking at a software engineering group; and one looking at company-wide tool usage statistics. We also discuss the advantages in considering work practices in designing tools for software engineers, and include some requirements for a tool we have developed as a result of our studies.