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DOI: 10.4230/DagRep.12.10.61
Foundations for a New Perspective of Understanding Programming (Dagstuhl Seminar 22402)

Authors: Madeline Endres, André Brechmann, Bonita Sharif, Westley Weimer, and Janet Siegmund

Published in: Dagstuhl Reports, Volume 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Abstract
Software is created by people who think, feel, and express themselves to one another and their computers. For a long time, researchers have investigated how people read and write code on their computers and talk about code with one another. This way, researchers identified skills, education, and practices necessary to acquire expertise and perform software development duties. While these investigations are valuable, we have yet to devise and validate a scientific theory of program comprehension, which would be an important step in designing support for developers that is tailored to their cognitive needs. To succeed, we need techniques to shed more light on how programmers think. To this end, we need to look beyond computer science research. Specifically, in the field of psychology and cognitive neuroscience, considerable progress has been made in building theories of cognitive processes. Important enabling technologies include eye tracking, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG), and functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). These methods have revolutionized the understanding of cognitive processes and are routinely used in non-computing disciplines. Such techniques have the potential to also modernize classic approaches to program comprehension research by informing new experimental designs. However, the use of such technologies to study program comprehension is recent, and many of the challenges of this interdisciplinary field remain unexplored. This report documents the program and the outcomes of Dagstuhl Seminar 22402, "Foundations for a New Perspective of Understanding Programming", which explores these challenges. In total, 23 on-site participants attended the seminar along with two virtual keynote speakers. Participants engaged in intensive collaboration, including discussing past and current research, identifying gaps in the literature, and proposing future directions for improving the state of the art in program comprehension research.
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Madeline Endres, André Brechmann, Bonita Sharif, Westley Weimer, and Janet Siegmund. Foundations for a New Perspective of Understanding Programming (Dagstuhl Seminar 22402). In Dagstuhl Reports, Volume 12, Issue 10, pp. 61-83, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2023)

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@Article{endres_et_al:DagRep.12.10.61,
  author =	{Endres, Madeline and Brechmann, Andr\'{e} and Sharif, Bonita and Weimer, Westley and Siegmund, Janet},
  title =	{{Foundations for a New Perspective of Understanding Programming (Dagstuhl Seminar 22402)}},
  pages =	{61--83},
  journal =	{Dagstuhl Reports},
  ISSN =	{2192-5283},
  year =	{2023},
  volume =	{12},
  number =	{10},
  editor =	{Endres, Madeline and Brechmann, Andr\'{e} and Sharif, Bonita and Weimer, Westley and Siegmund, Janet},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagRep.12.10.61},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-178209},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagRep.12.10.61},
  annote =	{Keywords: Programming Methodology, Programming Education, Program Comprehension, Neuro-imaging, Eye Tracking, Human Cognition, Human Computer Interaction, Software Engineering, Human Factors}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/DagRep.12.1.119
The Human Factors Impact of Programming Error Messages (Dagstuhl Seminar 22052)

Authors: Brett A. Becker, Paul Denny, Janet Siegmund, Andreas Stefik, and Eddie Antonio Santos

Published in: Dagstuhl Reports, Volume 12, Issue 1 (2022)

Abstract
The impacts of many human factors on how people program are poorly understood and present significant challenges for work on improving programmer productivity and effective techniques for teaching and learning programming. Programming error messages are one factor that is particularly problematic, with a documented history of evidence dating back over 50 years. Such messages, commonly called compiler error messages, present difficulties for programmers with diverse demographic backgrounds. It is generally agreed that these messages could be more effective for all users, making this an obvious and high-impact area to target for improving programming outcomes. This report documents the program and the outputs of Dagstuhl Seminar 22052, "The Human Factors Impact of Programming Error Messages", which explores this problem. In total, 11 on-site participants and 17 remote participants engaged in intensive collaboration during the seminar, including discussing past and current research, identifying gaps, and developing ways to move forward collaboratively to address these challenges.
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Brett A. Becker, Paul Denny, Janet Siegmund, Andreas Stefik, and Eddie Antonio Santos. The Human Factors Impact of Programming Error Messages (Dagstuhl Seminar 22052). In Dagstuhl Reports, Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 119-130, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2022)

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@Article{becker_et_al:DagRep.12.1.119,
  author =	{Becker, Brett A. and Denny, Paul and Siegmund, Janet and Stefik, Andreas and Santos, Eddie Antonio},
  title =	{{The Human Factors Impact of Programming Error Messages (Dagstuhl Seminar 22052)}},
  pages =	{119--130},
  journal =	{Dagstuhl Reports},
  ISSN =	{2192-5283},
  year =	{2022},
  volume =	{12},
  number =	{1},
  editor =	{Becker, Brett A. and Denny, Paul and Siegmund, Janet and Stefik, Andreas and Santos, Eddie Antonio},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagRep.12.1.119},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-169246},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagRep.12.1.119},
  annote =	{Keywords: Accessibility; Compilers; Compiler Error Messages; Computer Science Education; Computer-Human Interaction; Computing Education; CS1; Error Messages; HCI; Human Factors; Human Computer Interaction; Novice Programmers; Programming Errors; Programming Error Messages; Programming Languages; Software Engineering; Syntax Errors}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/DagRep.5.5.115
Human-Centric Development of Software Tools (Dagstuhl Seminar 15222)

Authors: Andrew J. Ko, Shriram Krishnamurthi, Gail C. Murphy, and Janet Siegmund

Published in: Dagstuhl Reports, Volume 5, Issue 5 (2016)

Abstract
Over two and half days, over 30 participants engaged in inventing and evaluating programming and software engineering tools from a human rather than tool perspective. We discussed methods, theories, recruitment, research questions, and community issues such as methods training and reviewing. This report is a summary of the key insights generated in the workshop.
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Andrew J. Ko, Shriram Krishnamurthi, Gail C. Murphy, and Janet Siegmund. Human-Centric Development of Software Tools (Dagstuhl Seminar 15222). In Dagstuhl Reports, Volume 5, Issue 5, pp. 115-132, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2016)

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@Article{ko_et_al:DagRep.5.5.115,
  author =	{Ko, Andrew J. and Krishnamurthi, Shriram and Murphy, Gail C. and Siegmund, Janet},
  title =	{{Human-Centric Development of Software Tools (Dagstuhl Seminar 15222)}},
  pages =	{115--132},
  journal =	{Dagstuhl Reports},
  ISSN =	{2192-5283},
  year =	{2016},
  volume =	{5},
  number =	{5},
  editor =	{Ko, Andrew J. and Krishnamurthi, Shriram and Murphy, Gail C. and Siegmund, Janet},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagRep.5.5.115},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-54049},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagRep.5.5.115},
  annote =	{Keywords: Software engineering, developer tools, human factors}
}
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