Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

11-2010

Abstract

Today's generation of software developers frequently make use of social media, either as an adjunct or integrated into a wide range of tools ranging from code editors and issue trackers, to IDEs and web-based portals. The role of social media usage in software engineering is not well understood, and yet the use of these mechanisms influences software development practices. In this position paper, we advocate for research that strives to understand the benefits, risks and limitations of using social media in software development at the team, project and community levels. Guided by the implications of current tools and social media features, we propose a set of pertinent research questions around community involvement, project coordination and management, as well as individual software development activities. Answers to these questions will guide future software engineering tool innovations and software development team practices.

Keywords

Social media, Software engineering tools, Web 2.0

Discipline

Social Media | Software Engineering

Research Areas

Software and Cyber-Physical Systems

Publication

FoSER '10: Proceedings of the FSE/SDP workshop on Future of software engineering research, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2010 November 7-8

First Page

359

Last Page

363

ISBN

9781450304276

Identifier

10.1145/1882362.1882435

Publisher

ACM

City or Country

New York

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/1882362.1882435

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