Analyzing Gender-Based Dynamics in Remote Pair Programming Interactions
Gender diversity on software development teams, contribute to a variety of learning, problem-solving, and decision-making styles. This study explores coordination, communication, and collaboration dynamics with 24 experienced developers, forming 12 same-gender men and women pairs, during remote pair programming. We conducted a controlled, think-aloud lab study, followed by individual retrospective interviews. Woman-woman pairs showcased shared decision-making, employing a divide-and-conquer task management strategy, however they scored lower in productivity on average compared to man-man pairs. Our findings have implications for an inclusive and collaborative software design methodology to be utilized by software practitioners, bridging the gender gap in software engineering (SE).
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14:00 25mResearch paper | Analyzing Gender-Based Dynamics in Remote Pair Programming Interactions GE@ICSE | ||
14:25 25mResearch paper | Gender Disparities in Contributions, Leadership, and Collaboration: An Exploratory Study on Software Systems Research GE@ICSE Shamse Tasnim Cynthia University of Saskatchewan, Saikat Mondal University of Saskatchewan, Joy Krishan Das University of Saskatchewan, Banani Roy University of Saskatchewan Pre-print | ||
14:50 30mOther | Discussion Summary GE@ICSE | ||
15:20 10mDay closing | Closing remarks GE@ICSE Valentina Lenarduzzi University of Oulu |