It Will Never Work in Theory

2024/02/16 by Greg Wilson, Wilson, Greg, Jorge Aranda +5 · 3 citations
Computer Science · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Software Engineering (cs.SE) #Software Engineering Research #Software Engineering Techniques and Practices #Usability and User Interface Design

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2405.01546

openalex publication_date 2024/02/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We have been trying to get software engineering researchers and practitioners to talk to one another for over a decade. This paper describes what we have done, assesses our impact, and recommends an approach that we hope will have greater success.

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