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Software developers are turning to vlogs (video blogs) to share what a day is like to walk in their shoes. Through these vlogs developers share a rich perspective of their technical work as well their personal lives. However, does the type of activities portrayed in vlogs differ from activities developers in the industry perform? Would developers at a software company prefer to show activities to different extents if they were asked to share about their day through vlogs? To answer these questions, we analyzed 130 vlogs by software developers on YouTube and conducted a survey with 335 software developers at a large software company. We found that although vlogs present traditional development activities such as coding and code peripheral activities (11%), they also prominently feature wellness and lifestyle related activities (47.3%) that have not been reflected in previous software engineering literature. We also found that developers at the software company were inclined to share more non-coding tasks (e.g., personal projects, time spent with family and friends, and health) when asked to create a mock-up vlog to promote diversity. These findings demonstrate a shift in our understanding of how software developers are spending their time and find valuable to share publicly. We discuss how vlogs provide a more complete perspective of software development work and serve as a valuable source of data for empirical research.

Thu 26 Aug

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08:00 - 09:00
Human Aspects—Collaborative Software EngineeringResearch Papers +12h
Chair(s): Xin Tan Peking University, China, Alexander Serebrenik Eindhoven University of Technology
08:00
10m
Paper
SmartCommit: A Graph-Based Interactive Assistant for Activity-Oriented CommitsDistinguished Paper AwardArtifacts AvailableArtifacts Reusable
Research Papers
Bo Shen Peking University, Wei Zhang Peking University, Christian Kästner Carnegie Mellon University, Haiyan Zhao Peking University, Zhao Wei Huawei Technologies, Guangtai Liang Huawei Technologies, Zhi Jin Peking University
DOI
08:10
10m
Paper
A First Look at Developers’ Live Chat on GitterArtifacts Available
Research Papers
Lin Shi Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiao Chen Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ye Yang Stevens Institute of Technology, Hanzhi Jiang Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ziyou Jiang Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nan Niu University of Cincinnati, Qing Wang Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences
DOI
08:20
10m
Paper
Reel Life vs. Real Life: How Software Developers Share Their Daily Life through Vlogs
Research Papers
Souti Chattopadhyay Oregon State University, Thomas Zimmermann Microsoft Research, Denae Ford Microsoft Research
DOI
08:30
30m
Live Q&A
Q&A (Human Aspects—Collaborative Software Engineering)
Research Papers

20:00 - 21:00
Human Aspects—Collaborative Software EngineeringResearch Papers
Chair(s): Kelly Lyons University of Toronto
20:00
10m
Paper
SmartCommit: A Graph-Based Interactive Assistant for Activity-Oriented CommitsDistinguished Paper AwardArtifacts AvailableArtifacts Reusable
Research Papers
Bo Shen Peking University, Wei Zhang Peking University, Christian Kästner Carnegie Mellon University, Haiyan Zhao Peking University, Zhao Wei Huawei Technologies, Guangtai Liang Huawei Technologies, Zhi Jin Peking University
DOI
20:10
10m
Paper
A First Look at Developers’ Live Chat on GitterArtifacts Available
Research Papers
Lin Shi Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiao Chen Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ye Yang Stevens Institute of Technology, Hanzhi Jiang Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ziyou Jiang Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nan Niu University of Cincinnati, Qing Wang Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences
DOI
20:20
10m
Paper
Reel Life vs. Real Life: How Software Developers Share Their Daily Life through Vlogs
Research Papers
Souti Chattopadhyay Oregon State University, Thomas Zimmermann Microsoft Research, Denae Ford Microsoft Research
DOI
20:30
30m
Live Q&A
Q&A (Human Aspects—Collaborative Software Engineering)
Research Papers