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"id": "01a0cce7-a31d-73d2-a569-ee32d44cd626", "title": "The CESAW dataset: a brief introduction", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/06/13/the-cesaw-dataset-a-brief-introduction/", "published_at": "2021-06-13T21:31:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce7-a31d-73d2-a569-ee32d4aaf8ab", "title": "Impact of native language on variable naming", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/06/06/impact-of-native-language-on-variable-naming/", "published_at": "2021-06-06T22:28:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce7-a31d-73d2-a569-ee32d58c3ad8", "title": "Pomodoros worked during a day: an analysis of Alex’s data", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/05/30/pomodoros-worked-during-a-day-an-analysis-of-alexs-data/", "published_at": "2021-05-30T22:16:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce7-c001-7183-ac30-d0881fc6dba9", "title": "Where are the industrial strength R compilers?", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/05/23/where-are-the-industrial-strength-r-compilers/", "published_at": "2021-05-23T22:45:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce7-c001-7183-ac30-d0882025b982", "title": "Delphi and group estimation", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/05/16/delphi-and-group-estimation/", "published_at": "2021-05-16T21:58:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce7-c001-7183-ac30-d08820680891", "title": "Estimate variability for the same task", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/05/09/estimate-variability-for-the-same-task/", "published_at": "2021-05-09T22:36:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce7-c001-7183-ac30-d088215a5c6e", "title": "Claiming that software is AI based is about to become expensive", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/05/02/claiming-that-software-is-ai-based-is-about-to-become-expensive/", "published_at": "2021-05-02T21:59:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce7-c001-7183-ac30-d08821fbafc5", "title": "Software engineering experiments: sell the idea, not the results", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/04/25/software-engineering-experiments-sell-the-idea-not-the-results/", "published_at": "2021-04-25T21:31:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce7-c001-7183-ac30-d08822c922b2", "title": "Another nail for the coffin of past effort estimation research", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/04/18/another-nail-for-the-coffin-of-past-effort-estimation-research/", "published_at": "2021-04-18T21:32:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce7-c001-7183-ac30-d08823680316", "title": "Pricing by quantity of source code", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/04/11/pricing-by-quantity-of-source-code/", "published_at": "2021-04-11T21:45:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce7-c001-7183-ac30-d088245682e9", "title": "The first computer I owned", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/04/04/the-first-computer-i-owned/", "published_at": "2021-04-04T21:06:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce7-c001-7183-ac30-d088253198c6", "title": "Linux has a sleeper agent working as a core developer", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/04/01/linux-has-a-sleeper-agent-working-as-a-core-developer/", "published_at": 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"01a0cce7-e427-71c0-a7ea-ab99622c1c8b", "title": "Widely used programming languages: past, present, and future", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/02/07/widely-used-programming-languages-past-present-and-future/", "published_at": "2021-02-07T21:09:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce7-e427-71c0-a7ea-ab9962662c97", "title": "Growth in number of packages for widely used languages", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/01/31/growth-in-number-of-packages-for-widely-used-languages/", "published_at": "2021-01-31T22:55:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce7-e427-71c0-a7ea-ab996338242b", "title": "Payback time-frame for research in software engineering", "url": "https://shape-of-code.com/2021/01/24/payback-time-frame-for-research-in-software-engineering/", "published_at": "2021-01-24T21:24:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cce7-e427-71c0-a7ea-ab996372adf3", "title": "Software effort estimation is mostly fake research", "url": 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Stochastic rounding reemerges original ↗

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Some human biases in conditional reasoning original ↗

13 Nov 2022

Evidence-based Software Engineering book: two years later original ↗

6 Nov 2022

A study of deceit when reporting information in a known context original ↗

30 Oct 2022

Studying the lifetime of Open source original ↗

23 Oct 2022

Clustering source code within functions original ↗

16 Oct 2022

Printing press+widespread religious behavior: A theory original ↗

9 Oct 2022

Shopper estimates of the total value of items in their basket original ↗

2 Oct 2022

Overview of broad US data on IT job hiring/firing and quitting original ↗

25 Sept 2022

Optimal sizing of a product backlog original ↗

18 Sept 2022

Career progression: an invisible issue in software development original ↗

11 Sept 2022

Programming Languages: History and Fundamentals original ↗

4 Sept 2022

Task backlog waiting times are power laws original ↗

28 Aug 2022

Patterns in the LSST:DM Sprint/Story-point/Story ‘done’ issues original ↗

21 Aug 2022

Impact of number of files on number of review comments original ↗

14 Aug 2022

Analysis of a subset of the Linux Counter data original ↗

7 Aug 2022

Estimation accuracy in the (building|road) construction industry original ↗

31 Jul 2022

Evolution of the DORA metrics original ↗

24 Jul 2022

Extracting numbers from a stacked density plot original ↗

17 Jul 2022

Multi-state survival modeling of a Jira issues snapshot original ↗

10 Jul 2022

Estimating quantities from several hundred to several thousand original ↗

3 Jul 2022

Most percentages are more than half original ↗

26 Jun 2022

Over/under estimation factor for ‘most estimates’original ↗

19 Jun 2022

A Wikihouse hackathon original ↗

12 Jun 2022

Cognitive effort, whatever it might be original ↗

5 Jun 2022

Rounding and heaping in non-software estimates original ↗

29 May 2022

Complex software makes economic sense original ↗

22 May 2022

A new career in software development: advice for non-youngsters original ↗

15 May 2022

Evaluating estimation performance original ↗

8 May 2022

Twitter and evidence-based software engineering original ↗

1 May 2022

Evidence-based Software Engineering: now in paperback form original ↗

27 Apr 2022

Programming language similarity based on their traits original ↗

24 Apr 2022

Ecology as a model for the software world original ↗

17 Apr 2022

NoEstimates panders to mismanagement and developer insecurity original ↗

10 Apr 2022

4,000 vs 400 vs 40 hours of software development practice original ↗

3 Apr 2022

Anthropological studies of software engineering original ↗

27 Mar 2022

Study of developers for the cost of a phase I clinical drug trial original ↗

20 Mar 2022

Growth in FLOPs used to train ML models original ↗

13 Mar 2022

Cost-effectiveness decision for fixing a known coding mistake original ↗

6 Mar 2022

Software engineering research is a field of dots original ↗

27 Feb 2022

Estimation experiments: specification wording is mostly irrelevant original ↗

20 Feb 2022

semgrep: the future of static analysis tools original ↗

13 Feb 2022

Finding patterns in construction project drawing creation dates original ↗

6 Feb 2022

Moore’s law was a socially constructed project original ↗

30 Jan 2022

Including natural language text topics in a regression model original ↗

23 Jan 2022

Tracking software evolution via its Changelog original ↗

16 Jan 2022

Join a crowdsourced search for software engineering data original ↗

9 Jan 2022

Creating and evolving a programming language: funding original ↗

2 Jan 2022

2021

Fishing for software data original ↗

26 Dec 2021

Christmas books for 2021 original ↗

19 Dec 2021

Parkinson’s law, striving to meet a deadline, or happenstance?original ↗

12 Dec 2021

First understand the structure of a standard, then read it original ↗

5 Dec 2021

The software heritage of K&R C original ↗

28 Nov 2021

Open source: the goody bag for software infrastructure original ↗

21 Nov 2021

Where are we with models of human learning?original ↗

14 Nov 2021

How large an impact does social conformity have on estimates?original ↗

7 Nov 2021

Academic recognition for creating and supporting software original ↗

31 Oct 2021

Evidence-based SE groups doing interesting work, 2021 version original ↗

24 Oct 2021

Looking for a measurable impact from developer social learning original ↗

17 Oct 2021

Two failed software development projects in the High Court original ↗

10 Oct 2021

Electronic Evidence and Electronic Signatures: book original ↗

3 Oct 2021

The Approximate Number System and software estimating original ↗

26 Sept 2021

The Shape of Code is moving original ↗

19 Sept 2021

Mutation testing: its days in the limelight are over original ↗

12 Sept 2021

Testing rounded data for a circular uniform distribution original ↗

5 Sept 2021

Multiple estimates for the same project original ↗

29 Aug 2021

Readability: a scientific approach original ↗

22 Aug 2021

Cognitive bias or not paying enough attention?original ↗

15 Aug 2021

Actual implementation times are often round numbers original ↗

8 Aug 2021

What can be learned from studying long gone development practices?original ↗

1 Aug 2021

2021 in the programming language standards’ world original ↗

25 Jul 2021

Estimating using a granular sequence of values original ↗

18 Jul 2021

What is known about software effort estimation in 2021 original ↗

11 Jul 2021

Production of software may continue to be craft based original ↗

4 Jul 2021

Increase in defect fixing costs with distance from original mistake original ↗

27 Jun 2021

Evidence-based book: six months of downloads original ↗

20 Jun 2021

The CESAW dataset: a brief introduction original ↗

13 Jun 2021

Impact of native language on variable naming original ↗

6 Jun 2021

Pomodoros worked during a day: an analysis of Alex’s data original ↗

30 May 2021

Where are the industrial strength R compilers?original ↗

23 May 2021

Delphi and group estimation original ↗

16 May 2021

Estimate variability for the same task original ↗

9 May 2021

Claiming that software is AI based is about to become expensive original ↗

2 May 2021

Software engineering experiments: sell the idea, not the results original ↗

25 Apr 2021

Another nail for the coffin of past effort estimation research original ↗

18 Apr 2021

Pricing by quantity of source code original ↗

11 Apr 2021

The first computer I owned original ↗

4 Apr 2021

Linux has a sleeper agent working as a core developer original ↗

1 Apr 2021

The aura of software quality original ↗

28 Mar 2021

Software engineering research problems having worthwhile benefits original ↗

21 Mar 2021

The impact of believability on reasoning performance original ↗

14 Mar 2021

Code bureaucracy can reduce the demand for cognitive resources original ↗

7 Mar 2021

Fitting discontinuous data from disparate sources original ↗

28 Feb 2021

Research software code is likely to remain a tangled mess original ↗

21 Feb 2021

Performance impact of comments on tasks taking a few minutes original ↗

14 Feb 2021

Widely used programming languages: past, present, and future original ↗

7 Feb 2021

Growth in number of packages for widely used languages original ↗

31 Jan 2021

Payback time-frame for research in software engineering original ↗

24 Jan 2021

Software effort estimation is mostly fake research original ↗

17 Jan 2021