Exploratory experimental studies comparing online and offline programming performance

Communications of the ACMPublished 1 January 1968Open access

Harold Sackman, Warren J. Erikson, E. E. Grant

DOI10.1145/362851.362858

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These are the first known studies measuring the performance of programers under controlled conditions for standard tasks, and statistically significant results indicated substantially faster debugging under online conditions in both studies.

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article Free AccessExploratory experimental studies comparing online and offline programming performance Authors: H. Sackman System Development Corp., Santa Monica, CA System Development Corp., Santa Monica, CAView Profile , W. J. Erikson System Development Corp., Santa Monica, CA System Development Corp., Santa Monica, CAView Profile , E. E. Grant System Development Corp., Santa Monica, CA System Development Corp., Santa Monica, CAView Profile Authors Info & Claims Communications of the ACMVolume 11Issue 1Jan. 1968 pp 3–11https://doi.org/10.1145/362851.362858Published:01 January 1968Publication History 253citation2,544DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations253Total Downloads2,544Last 12 Months538Last 6 weeks66 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteeReaderPDF

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