Using an llm to help with code understanding
Understanding code is challenging, especially when working in new and complex
development environments. Code comments and documentation can help, but are typically …
development environments. Code comments and documentation can help, but are typically …
Hacking, switching, combining: understanding and supporting DIY assistive technology design by blind people
Existing assistive technologies (AT) often fail to support the unique needs of blind and
visually impaired (BVI) people. Thus, BVI people have become domain experts in …
visually impaired (BVI) people. Thus, BVI people have become domain experts in …
Improving API knowledge discovery with ML: A case study of comparable API methods
Developers constantly learn new APIs, but often lack necessary information from
documentation, resorting instead to popular question-and-answer platforms such as Stack …
documentation, resorting instead to popular question-and-answer platforms such as Stack …
Understanding how programmers can use annotations on documentation
Modern software development requires developers to find and effectively utilize new APIs
and their documentation, but documentation has many well-known issues. Despite this …
and their documentation, but documentation has many well-known issues. Despite this …
Understanding documentation use through log analysis: A case study of four cloud services
Almost no modern software system is written from scratch, and developers are required to
effectively learn to use third-party libraries and software services. Thus, many practitioners …
effectively learn to use third-party libraries and software services. Thus, many practitioners …
Exploring programmers' api learning processes: Collecting web resources as external memory
G Gao, F Voichick, M Ichinco… - 2020 IEEE Symposium …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Modern programming frequently requires the use of APIs (Application Programming
Interfaces). Yet many programmers struggle when trying to learn APIs. We ran an …
Interfaces). Yet many programmers struggle when trying to learn APIs. We ran an …
[HTML][HTML] API beauty is in the eye of the clients: 2.2 million Maven dependencies reveal the spectrum of client–API usages
Hyrum's law states a common observation in the software industry:“With a sufficient number
of users of an API, it does not matter what you promise in the contract: all observable …
of users of an API, it does not matter what you promise in the contract: all observable …
Exploring Documentation Usage via Page-view Log Analysis
Almost no modern software system is written from scratch, and developers are required to
effectively learn to use third-party libraries or software services. Thus, many practitioners and …
effectively learn to use third-party libraries or software services. Thus, many practitioners and …
A sensemaking analysis of API learning using React
C Kelleher, M Brachman - Journal of Computer Languages, 2023 - Elsevier
Current programming practices rely heavily on the use of APIs (Application Programming
Interfaces) and frameworks. However, APIs can be challenging to learn and use. Existing …
Interfaces) and frameworks. However, APIs can be challenging to learn and use. Existing …
Complexity of smart home setups: a qualitative user study on smart home assistance and implications on technical requirements
E Becks, P Zdankin, V Matkovic, T Weis - Technologies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Setup and management of smart home systems is a complex task, and thus challenging for
technically inexperienced users. We conducted a qualitative user study to evaluate whether …
technically inexperienced users. We conducted a qualitative user study to evaluate whether …