Happy Software Developers Solve Problems Better

Posted by timothy on Tuesday July 1, 2014 @02:56AM from the beatings-continued-until-morale-improved dept.

First time accepted submitter HagraBiscuit (2756527) writes Researchers from the Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy, have quantified and analysed affective mood index against objective measures of problem-solving effectiveness for a group of software developers. From the report abstract: "The results offer support for the claim that happy developers are indeed better problem solvers in terms of their analytical abilities. The following contributions are made by this study: (1) providing a better understanding of the impact of affective states on the creativity and analytical problem-solving capacities of developers, (2) introducing and validating psychological measurements, theories, and concepts of affective states, creativity, and analytical-problem-solving skills in empirical software engineering, and (3) raising the need for studying the human factors of software engineering by employing a multidisciplinary viewpoint.

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Therefore... by BenSchuarmer · 2014-07-01 03:13 · Score: 4, Funny

The beatings will continue until morale improves
1. Re:Therefore... by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · 2014-07-01 03:37 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I want to know where they found happy software developers in the first place.
Re:Obvious solution by Anonymous Coward · 2014-07-01 03:20 · Score: 3, Funny

you can give as many as you like :D
Re:Obvious solution by disposable60 · 2014-07-01 03:25 · Score: 4, Funny

I'm a woman, you insensitive clod!

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