To Search or Not to Search - It Depends on the Question

Explore a thought-provoking 10-minute conference talk by Katie Stolee, Associate Professor at North Carolina State University, delivered at Strange Loop Conference. Delve into the critical decision-making process of when to search and what to search for while programming. Gain insights into effective search strategies and learn how to optimize your coding workflow. Discover how this talk fits into a broader context of software engineering research, including topics such as modern software testing, code review best practices, remote onboarding during the pandemic, the productivity impact of test-driven development, and the true meaning of programmer productivity. Access additional resources, including slides and over 250 software engineering research paper reviews, on the It Will Never Work in Theory website.

Katie Stolee: To search or not to search: it depends on the question