Identification of patterns in the involvement of novice software developers in software testing processes

2021 IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Applications (ICAICA) Pub Date : 2021-06-28 DOI:10.1109/ICAICA52286.2021.9498137

Gustavo Caiza, Fernando Ibarra Torres, Marcelo V. García

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Background: Testing is often used to make decisions about whether or not to implement software projects. How the software industry effectively engages novice software developers in both general development and testing is less clear; however, it is especially important to determine the views of more experienced developers on this issue. Objectives: We seek to explore how software companies involve novice software developers in software development and testing; to understand how experienced developers involve novice programmers in testing; and to discover systematic patterns in experienced developers' opinions about the involvement of novice software developers. Methods: We conducted a survey of three private software companies and one public institution, taking into account experienced developers. We asked respondents to indicate how they involve novice software developers in their work activities, as well as their perspectives on software testing. Results: We identified 4 patterns that describe the involvement of novice programmers. We identified that, due to the lack of clear processes for involving novice developers in software testing, a key pattern that was identified is how the novice developer is limited when testing a product.

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识别新软件开发人员参与软件测试过程的模式

背景:测试通常用于决定是否实现软件项目。软件行业如何有效地让新手软件开发人员参与一般开发和测试还不太清楚;然而，确定更有经验的开发人员对这个问题的看法尤为重要。目标:我们试图探索软件公司如何让新手软件开发人员参与软件开发和测试;了解有经验的开发人员如何让新手程序员参与测试;并发现有经验的开发人员对新手软件开发人员参与的看法中的系统模式。方法:考虑到有经验的开发人员，我们对三家私营软件公司和一家公共机构进行了调查。我们要求受访者指出他们是如何在他们的工作活动中涉及软件开发新手的，以及他们对软件测试的看法。结果:我们确定了描述新手程序员参与的4种模式。我们发现，由于缺乏让新手开发人员参与软件测试的清晰过程，一个关键的模式被发现是新手开发人员在测试产品时是如何受到限制的。

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