I note that there was no response to Mark's original request.
Probably, this is the wrong mailing list for his request. The primary focus of this mailing list is on the (trivial) details of programming languages used in academic contexts, e.g., the details of C++ syntax, why programmers do and don't write comments, etc. (Visual Basic, which is used by an order of magnitude more developers than C++ never gets mentioned.) Behavior issues in software development, as versus "programming" don't get discussed much. The best place to look for those topics is in the software engineering community. The International Conference on Software Engineering occasionally has papers with a behavioral slant. There is virtually no U.S. funding for psychology of programming; however, there is considerable funding for information technology, some of which may cover behavior issues. Look at www.nist.gov and www.nsf.gov. For the NIST prorposals, the spin to put on it is development of new technology with commercial implications. Just doing research to find out truth doesn't sell. Ruven Brooks -----Original Message----- From: Mark Abbott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 9:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PPIG discuss: psych of software engineering I'm a computer scientist who has recently returned to academia after years in the software industry. My experiences in industry have given me lots of naive theories about psychological aspects of software engineering -- you know, development of large software projects using many developers over extended periods of time. So it's not mainstream Psychology of Programming, but it's related. I'm looking for information about the research landscape. Does the psychology of software engineering already fit into an established research category? What research areas have the most closely related previous work? What specific literature should I start with? (I've made superficial passes through Hoc et al's Psychology of Programming, Detienne's Software Design -- Cognitive Aspects, and of course Weinberg's Psychology of Computer Programming.) I'm also hoping for PPIG advice on the matter of marketing. What journals and conferences are receptive to this kind of research? What funding agencies are most likely to fund it? (I'm in the U.S.) What is the best label or category to apply to such research (the best spin to put on it) to get it accepted? Thanks, Mark Abbott Computer Science Dept. California State University, Chico 530.898.4037 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~abbott - Automatic footer for [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe discuss To join the announcements list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe announce To receive a help file, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] help This list is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ If you have any problems or questions, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Automatic footer for [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe discuss To join the announcements list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe announce To receive a help file, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] help This list is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ If you have any problems or questions, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
