In the Zone: An Analysis of the Music Practices of Remote Software Developers

Proceedings of the 16th ACM / IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement Pub Date : 2022-09-19 DOI:10.1145/3544902.3546638

Makayla Moster, Aarav Chandra, Chris W. L. Chu, Weiyi Liu, Paige Rodeghero

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Background: Listening to music is a common practice among software developers. Music listening after work can help release work-related stress; while listening to music at work can improve work efficiency and make tedious work more enjoyable. The working environment of developers in the past few years has changed dramatically due to the vast adoption of remote and hybrid work policies. Aims: We aim to understand how listening to music at work affects remote developers’ perceived productivity and creativity. Method: We investigated 130 software developers and collected their music listening habits during remote work in a questionnaire. We studied the impact of listening to music on developers’ creativity and productivity while working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: Our survey data suggests that developers generally feel more productive and creative when listening to music during remote working conditions. Conclusion: We found that developers who listen to music feel more productive and creative while working remotely due to reducing environment distractions.

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在区域:远程软件开发人员的音乐实践分析

背景:听音乐是软件开发人员的一种常见做法。下班后听音乐可以帮助释放工作压力;而在工作中听音乐可以提高工作效率，让繁琐的工作变得更愉快。由于远程和混合工作策略的广泛采用，开发人员的工作环境在过去几年中发生了巨大的变化。目标:我们的目标是了解在工作中听音乐如何影响远程开发人员的生产力和创造力。方法:对130名软件开发人员进行问卷调查，收集其远程办公时的音乐收听习惯。我们研究了在COVID-19大流行期间远程工作时听音乐对开发人员创造力和生产力的影响。结果:我们的调查数据表明，开发人员在远程工作环境下听音乐时，通常会感到更有效率和更有创造力。结论:我们发现，听音乐的开发者在远程工作时效率更高、更有创造力，因为这样可以减少环境干扰。

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