The Silent Scientist: When Software Research Fails to Reach Its Audience.
The relevance of software research depends on its resonance with diverse stakeholders, as what is impactful to one group may be irrelevant to another. Research spans technical advancements, such as automated bug fixing, and human-centered empirical studies, like understanding developer productivity,...
| Publicado en: | Communications of the ACM Vol. 68; no. 11; pp. 24 - 28 |
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Association for Computing Machinery
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