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arXiv:2411.09467 (cs)
[Submitted on 14 Nov 2024]

Title:The Perceptions of Software Engineers Concerning the Utilization of Bots in the OSS Development Process: An Exploratory Survey

Authors:Danyellias Vaz de Lima Manso, Valdemar Vicente Graciano Neto, Mohamad Kassab
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Abstract:Software bots, extensively adopted by Open Source Software (OSS) projects, support developers across several activities, from automating predefined tasks to generating code that aids software engineers. However, with the growing prominence of bots, questions have emerged regarding the extension to which they truly assist or hinder software engineers in their routine tasks. To address this, an exploratory survey was conducted with 37 software engineers to gather insights into their views on the use of bots within the software development process. The findings suggest that bots are present across multiple phases of the software development lifecycle, providing daily support to professionals by enhancing productivity and facilitating task automation. Respondents stated that current bots are not sufficiently intelligent and raised new challenges and enhancements to aid bot designers in developing additional functionalities and integrations.
Comments: 6 pages, 6 figures, 3 tables
Subjects: Software Engineering (cs.SE)
Cite as: arXiv:2411.09467 [cs.SE]
  (or arXiv:2411.09467v1 [cs.SE] for this version)
  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2411.09467

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From: Danyellias Vaz De Lima Manso [view email]
[v1] Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:16:03 UTC (667 KB)
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