In the Zone: An Analysis of the Music Practices of Remote Software Developers
Background: Listening to music is a common practice among software developers. Music listening after work can help release work-related stress; while listening to music at work can improve work efficiency and make tedious work more enjoyable. The working environment of developers in the past few years has changed dramatically due to the vast adoption of remote and hybrid work policies.
Aims: We aim to understand how listening to music at work affects remote developers’ perceived productivity and creativity.
Method: We investigated 130 software developers and collected their music listening habits during remote work in a questionnaire. We studied the impact of listening to music on developers’ creativity and productivity while working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results: Our survey data suggests that developers generally feel more productive and creative when listening to music during remote working conditions.
Conclusion: We found that developers who listen to music feel more productive and creative while working remotely due to reducing environment distractions.
Thu 22 SepDisplayed time zone: Athens change
15:45 - 17:00 | Session 3A - Software development teams and ecosystemsESEM Journal-First Papers / ESEM Emerging Results and Vision Papers / ESEM Industry Forum at Bysa Chair(s): Daniela Cruzes Norwegian University of Science and Technology | ||
15:45 15mFull-paper | A teamwork effectiveness model for agile software development ESEM Journal-First Papers Torgeir Dingsøyr Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Diane Strode Whitireia Polytechnic, Yngve Lindsjørn University of Oslo | ||
16:00 15mTalk | Organization culture and burnout in software development teams ESEM Industry Forum Bianca Trinkenreich Northern of Arizona Univeristy, Igor Steinmacher Northern Arizona University, USA, Marco Gerosa Northern Arizona University, USA, Michael Feathers Globant, Kevin Bishop Globant, Marcelo Lara Globant, Nick Ross Globant, Esteban Sancho Globant, Anita Sarma Oregon State University | ||
16:15 15mFull-paper | Open data ecosystems - an empirical investigation into an emerging industry collaboration concept ESEM Journal-First Papers Per Runeson Lund University, Thomas Olsson RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB, Johan Linåker Lund University | ||
16:30 15mVision and Emerging Results | In the Zone: An Analysis of the Music Practices of Remote Software Developers ESEM Emerging Results and Vision Papers Makayla Moster Clemson University, Aarav Chandra Clemson University, Christal Chu Clemson University, Weiyi Liu Clemson University, Paige Rodeghero Clemson University | ||