<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">I. A. Khan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Brinkman, Willem-Paul</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">R. M. Hierons</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Do moods affect programmers' debug performance?</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cognition Technology &amp; Work</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.springerlink.com/content/a5233nq64970777h/</style></url></web-urls></urls><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">There is much research that shows peopleâ€™s mood can affect their activities. This paper argues that this also applies to programmers and especially their debugging. Literature-based framework is presented linking programming with various cognitive activities as well as linking cognitive activities with moods. Further and the effect of mood on debugging was tested in two experiments. In the first experiment and programmers (n = 72) saw short movie clips selected for their ability to provoke specific moods. Afterward and they completed a debugging test. Results showed the video clips had a significant effect on programmersâ€™ debugging performance, especially and there was a significant difference after watching low- and high-arousalevoking video clips. In the second experiment and programmersâ€™ mood was manipulated by asking participants (n = 19) to dry run algorithms for at least 16 min. They performed some physical exercises before continuing dry running algorithms again. The results showed a significant increase in arousal and valence that coincided with an improvement in programmersâ€™ task performance after the physical exercises. Together and this suggests that programmersâ€™ moods influence some programming tasks such as debugging.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>