| Title | Speculative analysis: Exploring future development states of software |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Brun Y, Holmes R, Ernst MD, Notkin D |
| Conference Name | FoSER: Workshop on the Future of Software Engineering Research |
| Pagination | 59–64 |
| Date or Month Published | November |
| Conference Location | Santa Fe, NM, USA |
| Abstract | Most software tools and environments help developers analyze the present and past development states of their software systems. Few approaches have investigated the potential consequences of \emphfuture actions the developers may perform. The commoditization of hardware, multi-core architectures, and cloud computing provide new potential for delivering apparently-instantaneous feedback to developers, informing them of the effects of changes that they may be considering to the software. \par For example, modern IDEs often provide ``quick fix'' suggestions for resolving compilation errors. Developers must scan this list and select the option they think will resolve the problem. Instead, we propose that the IDE should speculatively perform each of the suggestions in the background and provide information that helps developers select the best option for the given context. We believe the feedback enabled by speculative operations can improve developer productivity and software quality. |
| Downloads | https://github.com/brunyuriy/quick-fix-scout Quick Fix Scout implementation
https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~mernst/pubs/speculation-foser2010.pdf PDF
https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~mernst/pubs/speculation-foser2010-slide... slides (PDF)
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| Citation Key | BrunHEN2010:FOSER |
