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Evaluating Human Factors Beyond Lines of Code

Evaluating Human Factors Beyond Lines of Code

Software systems researchers want to make human-centered claims, but don’t have the proper tools to do so. That’s how we ended up with the ubiquitous lines-of-code comparison found in evaluation sections everywhere. In this post, I explore: what can we reasonably expect researchers to do that’s higher quality than LOC but less effort than a full-blown user study?

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