• DocumentCode
    1427048
  • Title

    Interrupts: just a minute never is

  • Author

    Van Solingen, Rini ; Berghout, Egon ; Van Latum, Frank

  • Author_Institution
    Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1998
  • Firstpage
    97
  • Lastpage
    103
  • Abstract
    Software development is a highly abstract process that requires intense concentration. The authors show that interrupting this process can significantly reduce a developer´s efficiency and can even contribute to project delays
  • Keywords
    human factors; personnel; software engineering; developer concentration; developer efficiency; interruption; project delays; software development; Coordinate measuring machines; Glass; Helium; Human factors; Minutes; Productivity; Programming; Resumes; Software engineering; Telephony;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/52.714843
  • Filename
    714843