The discussion of commercial issues arise because some of us have a great deal of trouble understanding the
relevance of some of the research being discussed. A large part of the postings seem to be about teaching introductory
programming; others appear directed at minor coding issues that are unlikely to have significant impact.
To the extent that psychology of programming is APPLIED psychology, relevance to real world situations is what's important.
Furthermore, many of the important areas, writing/interpreting requirements, testing, etc. appear wide open in terms of
opportunities for research.
Perhaps, we ought to start a second discussion group, psychology of software development, that focuses on psychological issues
and research that arise in professional and commercial software development.
Ruven Brooks
| Derek M Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Walter,
>Isn't the first P in PPIG for Psychology?
Indeed it is. Not wishing to tread on any more nerves
than I might already have trodden on, but the interests
behind the current thread (i.e., the realities of commercial
software development) are driven by a different set
of priorities than the interests of many of those on this list.
I don't see the psychology aspect of some of the threads I
see on the list and the only explanation I have for them is
"oh, that's an academic thing".
derek
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