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Judith _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Empirical Studies of Software Development - research at The Open University Thursday 15 Mar 2012, 18:30 - 20:00 (sandwiches and beverages from 18:00) Hub Theatre <http://www3.open.ac.uk/contact/locations.aspx>, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA Please register for this event by e-mailing to mailto:mcs-computing-secretar...@open.ac.uk your dietary requirements and your name and affiliation as it should appear on your badge. Professional software practice is easily taken for granted, but the best practice embodies knowledge, experience and insight that can be shared to good effect. Empirical studies of software development aim to understand how software is actually engineered and maintained in practice, in order to develop better techniques and tools to support software developers and managers. The Open University has a strong research record in qualitative and quantitative empirical research of professional software development, drawing on methods and theory from cognitive psychology and sociology among other disciplines to provide analytic insight. Our research is based on field studies of practices ranging from small start-ups to multi-national corporations. The evening will start with brief talks overviewing the various research strands, followed by mingling around posters, where you can learn more details and discuss research challenges and opportunities in your organisation. Topics to be presented include ethnographic studies of agile development and scientific software development, mining open source software repositories for vocabulary usage and for assessing architectural evolution, studies of expert software design and of meaningful changes in software development. Dr. Judith Segal Department of Computing The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA UK -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).
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