Empirical studies of programmers: The territory, paths, and destinations

TitleEmpirical studies of programmers: The territory, paths, and destinations
Publication TypeJournal Articles
Year of Publication1986
AuthorsShneiderman B
JournalEmpirical studies of programmers
Pagination1 - 12
Date Published1986///
Abstract

This paper attempts to describe the varied intellectual territory thatprogrammers work in. It offers several paths for researchers
who wish to explore this territory: controlled experiments, observational
or field studies, surveys, and cognitive
theories. Finally, this paper suggests several important
destinations for researchers: refining the use of current
languages, improving present and future languages, developing
special purpose languages, and improving tools and methods.