Using eye tracking to identify features of peer parity on stack overflow
Denae Ford · 2017
Despite the efforts to get underrepresented groups involved in online computing communities, few have joined. When these developers are asked why they chose not to participate, they often describe the Stack Overflow community as a place they do not feel welcomed in. In my work, I will study how to make programmers feel more welcomed and decide to participate in these communities using qualitative and quantitative analysis. My thesis proposes using experienced peers as a way to engage lurking users to become active participants in programming communities.