Automation and Artificial Intelligence in Software Engineering: Experiences, Challenges, and Opportunities

Milan Latinovic, Viktoria Pammer-Schindler

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Abstract

Automation and Artificial Intelligence have a transformative influence on many sectors, and software engineers are the actors who engineer this transformation. On the other hand, there is little knowledge of how automation and Artificial Intelligence impact software engineering practice. To answer this question, we conducted semi-structured interviews with experienced software practitioners across frontend and backend development, DevOps, R&D, integration, and leadership positions. Our findings reveal 1) automation to appear as micro-automation in the sense of automation of tiny and specific tasks, 2) automation as a side product of work, and bottom-up driven in software engineering, and 3) automation as a possible cause for cognitive overhead due to automatically generated notifications. Furthermore, we notice that our interview participants do not expect automation and artificial intelligence tools to change software engineering's essence in the foreseeable future. 

Originalspracheenglisch
TitelProceedings of the 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2021
Redakteure/-innenTung X. Bui
Seiten146-155
Seitenumfang10
ISBN (elektronisch)978-0-9981331-4-0
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2021
VeranstaltungThe 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - Grand Hyatt Kauai, Virtuell, USA / Vereinigte Staaten
Dauer: 5 Jan. 20218 Jan. 2021
Konferenznummer: 54
https://hicss.hawaii.edu/

Konferenz

KonferenzThe 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
KurztitelHICSS 2021
Land/GebietUSA / Vereinigte Staaten
OrtVirtuell
Zeitraum5/01/218/01/21
Internetadresse

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ingenieurwesen (insg.)

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