Developer perceptions of modern code review processes in practice: Insights from a case study in a mid-sized company

IF 3.7 2区计算机科学 Q1 COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Journal of Systems and Software Pub Date : 2024-11-26 DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2024.112288

Eduardo Witter dos Santos , Ingrid Nunes , Dietmar Jannach

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Abstract

Context:

Modern code review (MCR) is a practice in which code reviews are performed in a tool-supported, asynchronous and lightweight way. Previous studies show that MCR can lead to improved internal and external outcomes.

Objective:

Differently from many previous works, our aim is to provide insights regarding MCR practices from a developer-centric perspective in a mid-sized organization.

Method:

We surveyed developers of a mid-sized Brazilian software company, using a survey instrument that both included validated items from the literature and novel items specific to our survey goals. We collected N = 73 responses in an initial survey phase and N = 29 responses in a follow-up phase.

Results:

Our results provide insights in various dimensions regarding the opinion of developers on how an MCR process should be configured to be effective in an organization. In terms of managerial implications, our survey sheds light on the extrinsic and intrinsic motivations of developers to engage in MCR activities.

Conclusions:

The success of MCR depends both on having an appropriately configured process as well as the on support of managers in terms of making MCR benefits visible to stakeholders and appreciating review efforts.

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Journal of Systems and Software 工程技术-计算机：理论方法

CiteScore

8.60

自引率

5.70%

发文量

193

审稿时长

16 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Systems and Software publishes papers covering all aspects of software engineering and related hardware-software-systems issues. All articles should include a validation of the idea presented, e.g. through case studies, experiments, or systematic comparisons with other approaches already in practice. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: •Methods and tools for, and empirical studies on, software requirements, design, architecture, verification and validation, maintenance and evolution •Agile, model-driven, service-oriented, open source and global software development •Approaches for mobile, multiprocessing, real-time, distributed, cloud-based, dependable and virtualized systems •Human factors and management concerns of software development •Data management and big data issues of software systems •Metrics and evaluation, data mining of software development resources •Business and economic aspects of software development processes The journal welcomes state-of-the-art surveys and reports of practical experience for all of these topics.