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ICSE 2021
Mon 17 May - Sat 5 June 2021

Context

As a novel coronavirus swept the world in early 2020, thousands of software developers began working from home. Many did so on short notice, under difficult and stressful conditions.

Objective

This study investigates the effects of the pandemic on developers’ wellbeing and productivity.

Method

A questionnaire survey was created mainly from existing, validated scales and translated into 12 languages. The data was analyzed using non-parametric inferential statistics and structural equation modeling.

Results

The questionnaire received 2225 usable responses from 53 countries. Factor analysis supported the validity of the scales and the structural model achieved a good fit (CFI = 0.961, RMSEA = 0.051, SRMR = 0.067). Confirmatory results include: (1) the pandemic has had a negative effect on developers’ wellbeing and productivity; (2) productivity and wellbeing are closely related; (3) disaster preparedness, fear related to the pandemic and home office ergonomics all affect wellbeing or productivity. Exploratory analysis suggests that: (1) women, parents and people with disabilities may be disproportionately affected; (2) different people need different kinds of support.

Conclusions

To improve employee productivity, software companies should focus on maximizing employee wellbeing and improving the ergonomics of employees’ home offices. Women, parents and disabled persons may require extra support.

Fri 28 May

Displayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change

16:40 - 17:55
16:40
15m
Paper
QFL: Data-Driven Feedback Loop to Manage Quality in Agile DevelopmentSEIS
SEIS - Software Engineering in Society
Lidia López Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain, Alessandra Bagnato Softeam, Antonin Ahbervé , Xavier Franch Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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16:55
20m
Paper
The Daily Life of Software Engineers during the COVID-19 PandemicSEIP
SEIP - Software Engineering in Practice
Daniel Russo Department of Computer Science, Aalborg University, Paul Hanel University of Essex, Seraphina Altnickel mia raeumerei GmbH, Niels van Berkel Aalborg University
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17:15
20m
Paper
Pandemic Programming: How Covid-19 affects software developers and how their organizations can helpJournal-First
Journal-First Papers
Paul Ralph Dalhousie University, Sebastian Baltes QAware GmbH and The University of Adelaide, Gianisa Adisaputri Dalhousie University, Richard Torkar Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg, Vladimir Kovalenko JetBrains Research, Marcos Kalinowski Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Nicole Novielli University of Bari, Shin Yoo Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Xavier Devroey Delft University of Technology, Xin Tan Peking University, China, Minghui Zhou Peking University, China, Burak Turhan Monash University, Rashina Hoda Monash University, Hideaki Hata Shinshu University, Gregorio Robles Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Amin Milani Fard New York Institute of Technology, Rana Alkadhi King Saud University
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17:35
20m
Paper
“How Was Your Weekend?” Software Development Teams Working From Home During COVID-19ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished PaperArtifact ReusableTechnical TrackArtifact Available
Technical Track
Courtney Miller New College of Florida, Paige Rodeghero Clemson University, Margaret-Anne Storey University of Victoria, Denae Ford Microsoft Research, Thomas Zimmermann Microsoft Research
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Sat 29 May

Displayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change

04:40 - 05:55
04:40
15m
Paper
QFL: Data-Driven Feedback Loop to Manage Quality in Agile DevelopmentSEIS
SEIS - Software Engineering in Society
Lidia López Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain, Alessandra Bagnato Softeam, Antonin Ahbervé , Xavier Franch Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Pre-print Media Attached
04:55
20m
Paper
The Daily Life of Software Engineers during the COVID-19 PandemicSEIP
SEIP - Software Engineering in Practice
Daniel Russo Department of Computer Science, Aalborg University, Paul Hanel University of Essex, Seraphina Altnickel mia raeumerei GmbH, Niels van Berkel Aalborg University
Pre-print Media Attached
05:15
20m
Paper
Pandemic Programming: How Covid-19 affects software developers and how their organizations can helpJournal-First
Journal-First Papers
Paul Ralph Dalhousie University, Sebastian Baltes QAware GmbH and The University of Adelaide, Gianisa Adisaputri Dalhousie University, Richard Torkar Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg, Vladimir Kovalenko JetBrains Research, Marcos Kalinowski Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Nicole Novielli University of Bari, Shin Yoo Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Xavier Devroey Delft University of Technology, Xin Tan Peking University, China, Minghui Zhou Peking University, China, Burak Turhan Monash University, Rashina Hoda Monash University, Hideaki Hata Shinshu University, Gregorio Robles Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Amin Milani Fard New York Institute of Technology, Rana Alkadhi King Saud University
Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached
05:35
20m
Paper
“How Was Your Weekend?” Software Development Teams Working From Home During COVID-19ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished PaperArtifact ReusableTechnical TrackArtifact Available
Technical Track
Courtney Miller New College of Florida, Paige Rodeghero Clemson University, Margaret-Anne Storey University of Victoria, Denae Ford Microsoft Research, Thomas Zimmermann Microsoft Research
Pre-print Media Attached