Overwhelmed software developers: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
CoRR(2024)
摘要
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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