Title :
An empirical study about the feelgood factor in pair programming
Author :
Müller, Matthias M. ; Padberg, Frank
Author_Institution :
Fakultat fur Informatik, Karlsruhe Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Why are programmer pairs more productive than single developers? Using empirical data from two controlled experiments, we find that pair performance is uncorrelated with programming experience, but shows a significant correlation with how comfortably the developers feel with pair programming during the session (the \´feelgood" factor).
Keywords :
programming; software metrics; software performance evaluation; empirical study; feelgood factor; pair programming; software measures; software performance evaluation; Displays; Keyboards; Mice; Productivity; Programming profession; Software metrics; Testing; Time measurement; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Software Metrics, 2004. Proceedings. 10th International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2129-0
DOI :
10.1109/METRIC.2004.1357899
