Flow, intrinsic motivation, and developer experience in software engineering

Kati Kuusinen; Helen Petrie; Fabian Fagerholm; Tommi Mikkonen

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-33515-5_9

Flow, intrinsic motivation, and developer experience in software engineering

Kati Kuusinen^*, Helen Petrie, Fabian Fagerholm, Tommi Mikkonen

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Software developers are both users of development tools but also designers of new software systems. This dual role makes developers special users of work-related software. To increase the understanding of developers as users and to evaluate the ability of common measurement scales to address developer experience, we conducted a survey measuring developers’ flow state, intrinsic motivation and user experience. Scales used were the Short Dispositional Flow Scale, items from the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory, the Short AttrakDiff-2, and our own DEXI scale. 57 developers from 25 countries responded and results indicate that intrinsic motivation and autotelic experience are significant predictors of developers’ UX whereas hedonic, pragmatic, and general quality are not. In addition, developers’ needs are characterized by efficiency, informativeness, intuitiveness, and flexibility of the tool.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Otsikko	Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming - 17th International Conference, XP 2016, Proceedings
Toimittajat	Helen Sharp, Tracy Hall
Kustantaja	Springer
Sivut	104-117
Sivumäärä	14
ISBN (painettu)	9783319335148
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33515-5_9
Tila	Julkaistu - 15 toukok. 2016
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
Tapahtuma	International Conference on Agile Software Development - Edinburgh, Iso-Britannia Kesto: 24 toukok. 2016 → 27 toukok. 2016 Konferenssinumero: 17

Julkaisusarja

Nimi	Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
Vuosikerta	251
ISSN (painettu)	1865-1348

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Agile Software Development
Lyhennettä	XP
Maa/Alue	Iso-Britannia
Kaupunki	Edinburgh
Ajanjakso	24/05/2016 → 27/05/2016

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10.1007/978-3-319-33515-5_9

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Kuusinen, K., Petrie, H., Fagerholm, F., & Mikkonen, T. (2016). Flow, intrinsic motivation, and developer experience in software engineering. teoksessa H. Sharp, & T. Hall (Toimittajat), Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming - 17th International Conference, XP 2016, Proceedings (Sivut 104-117). (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing; Vuosikerta 251). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33515-5_9

Kuusinen, Kati ; Petrie, Helen ; Fagerholm, Fabian et al. / Flow, intrinsic motivation, and developer experience in software engineering. Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming - 17th International Conference, XP 2016, Proceedings. Toimittaja / Helen Sharp ; Tracy Hall. Springer, 2016. Sivut 104-117 (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing).

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