An IDE Plugin for Gamified Continuous Integration

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03557v1
• Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2024 09:06:07 GMT
• Title: An IDE Plugin for Gamified Continuous Integration
• Authors: Philipp Straubinger, Gordon Fraser
• Abstract summary: This paper presents an IntelliJ plugin designed to seamlessly integrate Gamekins. Gamekins integrates challenges, quests, achievements, and leaderboards into the Jenkins CI platform. As Gamekins is typically accessed through a browser, it introduces a context switch.
• Score: 13.086283144520513
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Interruptions and context switches resulting from meetings, urgent tasks, emails, and queries from colleagues contribute to productivity losses in developers' daily routines. This is particularly challenging for tasks like software testing, which are already perceived as less enjoyable, prompting developers to seek distractions. To mitigate this, applying gamification to testing activities can enhance motivation for test writing. One such gamification tool is Gamekins, which integrates challenges, quests, achievements, and leaderboards into the Jenkins CI (continuous integration) platform. However, as Gamekins is typically accessed through a browser, it introduces a context switch. This paper presents an IntelliJ plugin designed to seamlessly integrate Gamekins' gamification elements into the IDE, aiming to minimize context switches and boost developer motivation for test writing.

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