Diagnostic messages generated by compilers and interpreters such as syntax error
messages have been researched for over half of a century. Unfortunately, these messages …

Large language models, such as OpenAI's codex and Deepmind's AlphaCode, can
generate code to solve a variety of problems expressed in natural language. This …

The typical hiring pipeline for software engineering occurs over several stages---from phone
screening and technical on-site interviews, to offer and negotiation. When these hiring …

Static analysis tools support developers in detecting potential coding issues, such as bugs
or vulnerabilities. Research on static analysis emphasizes its technical challenges but also …

Programming error messages play an important role in learning to program. The cycle of
program input and error message response completes a loop between the programmer and …

Once a programmer knows one language, they can leverage concepts and knowledge
already learned, and easily pick up another programming language. But is that always the …

Rust is a young systems programming language designed to provide both the safety
guarantees of high-level languages and the execution performance of low-level languages …

Static analysis tools (SATs) have the potential to assist developers in finding and fixing
vulnerabilities in the early stages of software development, requiring them to be able to …

The positive effect of security information communicated to developers through API warnings
has been established. However, current prototypical designs are based on security …

In this paper, we evaluate the most effective error message types through a large-scale
randomized controlled trial conducted in an open-access, online introductory computer …