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Sentiment analysis (SA) is the automated process of detecting and understanding the emotions conveyed through written text. Over the past decade, SA has gained significant popularity in the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP). With…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-05-25 Karthick Prasad Gunasekaran

Software development involves collaborative interactions where stakeholders express opinions across various platforms. Recognizing the sentiments conveyed in these interactions is crucial for the effective development and ongoing…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-22 Ting Zhang , Ivana Clairine Irsan , Ferdian Thung , David Lo

[Context] Although software development is an inherently human activity, research in software engineering (SE) has long focused mostly on processes and tools, failing to recall about the human factors behind. Even when explored, researchers…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-08-30 Danilo Almeida Felipe , Marcos Kalinowski

Background: As most of the software development organizations are male-dominated, female developers encountering various negative workplace experiences reported feeling like they "do not belong". Exposures to discriminatory expletives or…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-12-14 Rajshakhar Paul , Amiangshu Bosu , Kazi Zakia Sultana

In designing most software applications, much effort is placed upon the functional goals, which make a software system useful. However, the failure to consider emotional goals, which make a software system pleasurable to use, can result in…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-10-31 Mohammadhossein Sherkat , Tim Miller , Antonette Mendoza , Rachel Burrows

Sentiment analysis (SA) has been a long-standing research area in natural language processing. It can offer rich insights into human sentiments and opinions and has thus seen considerable interest from both academia and industry. With the…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-05-25 Wenxuan Zhang , Yue Deng , Bing Liu , Sinno Jialin Pan , Lidong Bing

The time pressure associated with software development, among other factors, often leads to a diminished emotional state among developers. However, whether emotions affect perceived productivity remains an open question. This study aims to…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-07 Pawel Weichbroth , Maciej Lotysz , Michal Wrobel

Context: A deeper understanding of human factors in software engineering (SE) is essential for improving team collaboration, decision-making, and productivity. Communication channels like code reviews and chats provide insights into…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-04-21 Amirali Sajadi , Kostadin Damevski , Preetha Chatterjee

For more than thirty years, it has been claimed that a way to improve software developers' productivity and software quality is to focus on people. The underlying assumption seems to be that "happy and satisfied software developers perform…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2016-01-27 Daniel Graziotin

For more than 30 years, it has been claimed that a way to improve software developers' productivity and software quality is to focus on people and to provide incentives to make developers satisfied and happy. This claim has rarely been…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2015-05-06 Daniel Graziotin , Xiaofeng Wang , Pekka Abrahamsson

Emotions play a significant role in teamwork and collaborative activities like software development. While researchers have analyzed developer emotions in various software artifacts (e.g., issues, pull requests), few studies have focused on…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-11-09 Amirali Sajadi , Kostadin Damevski , Preetha Chatterjee

Software testing is an integral part of modern software engineering practice. Past research has not only underlined its significance, but also revealed its multi-faceted nature. The practice of software testing and its adoption is…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-08-02 Mark Swillus , Andy Zaidman

[Background] Emotional Intelligence (EI) can impact Software Engineering (SE) outcomes through improved team communication, conflict resolution, and stress management. SE workers face increasing pressure to develop both technical and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-02-10 Allysson Allex Araújo , Marcos Kalinowski , Matheus Paixao , Daniel Graziotin

Software development encompasses many collaborative tasks in which usually several persons are involved. Close collaboration and the synchronization of different members of the development team require effective communication. One…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-03-19 Jil Klünder , Julian Horstmann , Oliver Karras

Several messages express opinions about events, products, and services, political views or even their author's emotional state and mood. Sentiment analysis has been used in several applications including analysis of the repercussions of…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2014-06-03 Pollyanna Gonçalves , Matheus Araújo , Fabrício Benevenuto , Meeyoung Cha

Sentiment detection in software engineering (SE) has shown promise to support diverse development activities. However, given the diversity of SE platforms, SE-specific sentiment detection tools may suffer in performance in cross-platform…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-01-18 Gias Uddin , Md Abdullah Al Alamin , Ajoy Das

We conduct an inquiry into the sociotechnical aspects of sentiment analysis (SA) by critically examining 189 peer-reviewed papers on their applications, models, and datasets. Our investigation stems from the recognition that SA has become…

Software engineering (SE) requires developers to collaborate with stakeholders, and understanding their emotions and perspectives is often vital. Empathy is a concept characterising a person's ability to understand and share the feelings of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-01-18 Hashini Gunatilake , John Grundy , Rashina Hoda , Ingo Mueller

Sentiment Analysis (SA) refers to a family of techniques at the crossroads of statistics, natural language processing, and computational linguistics. The primary goal is to detect the semantic orientation of individual opinions and comments…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2026-03-09 Michelangelo Misuraca , Alessia Forciniti , Germana Scepi , Maria Spano

Productive software engineering teams require effective communication and balanced contributions between team members. However, teams are often ineffective at these skills, which is detrimental to project success. Project-based university…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-06-16 April Clarke