Ay! but yes, I am afraid Ruven is right... but I was exactly hoping that Mark was going to receive answers that would be very interesting for me also... So, if somebody has something (interesting/relevant) to answer, I would be very happy!!!
Willemien ---------------------------------------------------------------- Willemien Visser INRIA - National Research Institute for Computer Science and Control EIFFEL - Cognition & Cooperation in Design b�t. 23 Rocquencourt B.P.105 78153 LE CHESNAY CEDEX (FRANCE) tel: + 33 1 39 63 52 09 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax: + 33 1 39 63 59 95 http://www.inria.fr/Equipes/EIFFEL-eng.html >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] - 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]
