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Overwhelmed software developers: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2401.02780v1
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 12:39:08 GMT
Title: Overwhelmed software developers: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Authors: Lisa-Marie Michels, Aleksandra Petkova, Marcel Richter, Andreas Farley, Daniel Graziotin, Stefan Wagner
Abstract summary: We interviewed two software developers who have experienced overwhelm recently. We uncover seven categories of overwhelm (communication, disturbance, organizational, variety, technical, temporal, and positive overwhelm) Participants reported that overwhelm can sometimes be experienced to be positive and pleasant, and it can increase their mental focus, self ambition, and productivity.
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License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Abstract: In this paper, we report on an Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) study on experiencing overwhelm in a software development context. The objectives of our study are, hence, to understand the experiences developers have when being overwhelmed, how this impacts their productivity and which role stress plays in the process. To this end, we interviewed two software developers who have experienced overwhelm recently. Throughout a qualitative analysis of the shared experiences, we uncover seven categories of overwhelm (communication, disturbance, organizational, variety, technical, temporal, and positive overwhelm). While the first six themes all are related to negative outcomes, including low productivity and stress, the participants reported that overwhelm can sometimes be experienced to be positive and pleasant, and it can increase their mental focus, self ambition, and productivity. Stress was the most mentioned feeling experienced when overwhelmed. Our findings, for the most, are along the same direction of similar studies from other disciplines and with other participants. However, there may be unique attributes to software developers that mitigate the negative experiences of overwhelm.

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