Programmer eXperience: A Systematic Literature Review

Morales J.; Rusu C.; Botella F.; Quinones D.

dc.contributor.author	Morales J.
dc.contributor.author	Rusu C.
dc.contributor.author	Botella F.
dc.contributor.author	Quinones D.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-09-02T22:23:36Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-02T22:23:36Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.identifier	10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2920124
dc.identifier.citation	7, , 71079-71094
dc.identifier.issn	21693536
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/5419
dc.description	Programmers use various software development artifacts in their work, such as programming environments, design documents, and programming codes. These software artifacts can be studied and improved based on usability and User eXperience (UX) factors. In this paper, we consider programmers to be a specific case of users and analyze different elements that influence their experience in this specific context. We conducted a systematic literature review of papers published over the last ten years related to 1) the definition of the Programmer eXperience (PX); 2) the PX, UX, and usability factors regarding the programming environments, design documents, and programming codes; and 3) sets of heuristics to evaluate the software development artifacts mentioned before. We analyzed 73 articles, and the results obtained show that: 1) the important elements that influence the PX are the motivation of programmers and the choice of tools they use in their work, such as programming environments; 2) most of the identified studies (59%) aimed to evaluate the influence of the PX, UX, and usability on programming environments; 3) the majority of the studies (70%) used methods such as usability tests and/or heuristic evaluation methods; and 4) four sets of heuristics are used to evaluate software development artifacts in relation to programming environments, programming languages, and application programming interfaces. The results suggest that further research in this area is necessary to better understand and evaluate the concept of the PX. © 2013 IEEE.
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
dc.subject	Heuristic evaluation
dc.subject	Programmer eXperience
dc.subject	systematic literature review
dc.subject	usability
dc.subject	User eXperience
dc.subject	Application programming interfaces (API)
dc.subject	Application programs
dc.subject	Heuristic methods
dc.subject	Software design
dc.subject	Software testing
dc.subject	Usability engineering
dc.subject	User interfaces
dc.subject	Heuristic evaluation
dc.subject	Programmer experiences
dc.subject	Systematic literature review
dc.subject	usability
dc.subject	User experience
dc.subject	Heuristic programming
dc.title	Programmer eXperience: A Systematic Literature Review
dc.type	Article