Programmer experience: a set of heuristics for programming environments

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

dc.contributor.author	Morales J.
dc.contributor.author	Rusu C.
dc.contributor.author	Botella F.
dc.contributor.author	Quiñones D.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-09-02T22:23:36Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-02T22:23:36Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier	10.1007/978-3-030-49576-3_15
dc.identifier.citation	12195 LNCS, , 205-216
dc.identifier.issn	03029743
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/5420
dc.description	The definition of user experience (UX) is broad and covers several aspects. The job of any programmer is very specific and demanding. He/she uses different systems or tools to carry out their programming tasks. We consider a programmer as a specific case of user, who employs programming environments and other software development artifacts. We therefore consider this particular kind of UX as Programmer eXperience (PX). Several authors have defined different aspects of PX, including, among others, language features, programming learning factors or programmer performance. Usability is a relevant aspect of UX, as well as an important aspect of programming environments. Heuristic evaluation is an inspection method that allows evaluating the usability of interactive software systems. We developed a set of heuristics following the methodology proposed by Quiñones et al. We defined a new set of 12 specific heuristics that incorporate concepts of UX and usability of programming environments. These heuristics have been validated following also that methodology. The results obtained in different effectiveness criteria were satisfactory. However, the set of heuristics could be further refined and validate in new scenarios or case studies. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Springer
dc.source	Meiselwitz G.
dc.subject	Heuristic evaluation
dc.subject	Programmer eXperience
dc.subject	Programming environments
dc.subject	Usability
dc.subject	User eXperience
dc.subject	Computer programming
dc.subject	Human computer interaction
dc.subject	Social networking (online)
dc.subject	Software design
dc.subject	User experience
dc.subject	Heuristic evaluation
dc.subject	Inspection methods
dc.subject	Interactive software
dc.subject	Programmer experiences
dc.subject	Programming environment
dc.subject	Programming learning
dc.subject	Programming tasks
dc.subject	User experiences (ux)
dc.subject	Heuristic methods
dc.title	Programmer experience: a set of heuristics for programming environments
dc.type	Conference Paper