• Crowdsourcing the search for software engineering data

    From Derek Jones@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 20 20:33:39 2022
    All,

    This year I am taking a proactive approach to finding software
    engineering data. Previously I mostly emailed people
    after reading their data oriented paper.

    Now I'm promoting the crowdsourcing the search for people who
    look as if they might have interesting data, e.g., company CTOs,
    and Agile coaches https://shape-of-code.com/2022/01/09/join-a-crowdsourced-search-for-software-engineering-data/

    I am particularly interested in human related data (rather
    than source code), e.g., estimates of cost and time, requirements,
    staffing, scheduling, etc.

    Subscribers to this list list talk to lots of software
    developers. When you are talking to them, don't forget to
    ask if they have any data.

    Most developers don't record data, so don't be surprised
    with a low rate of discovery.

    When data has been recorded, people often don't appreciate
    that it may well contain information that can help them
    understand their development processes. So they will need
    reassuring that their data is useful.

    An example of detailed analysis of Agile estimation data https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.01621

    I offer a free analysis of software data, provided an anonymised
    version of the data can be made public.

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