The present work delves into the integration and assessment of IntelliGame, a gamification plugin initially designed for Java development, within the realm of JavaScript unit testing. This study aims to verify the generalizability of IntelliGame to JavaScript development and provide valuable insights into the experiment’s design. We customize IntelliGame for JavaScript, execute a controlled experiment involving 152 participants utilizing the Jest testing framework, and examine its influence on testing behavior and the overall developer experience. The findings from this study provide valuable insights for improving JavaScript testing methodologies through the incorporation of gamification.
Attila Szatmári Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Qusay Idrees Sarhan Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged, Péter Attila Soha Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged, Gergő Balogh Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged, Árpád Beszédes Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged
Niklas Krieger Institute of Software Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Sandro Speth Institute of Software Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Steffen Becker University of Stuttgart
Tim Kräuter Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Patrick Stünkel Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Adrian Rutle Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Yngve Lamo Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
