NDLI: Build It Yourself! Homegrown Tools in a Large Software Company

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Smith, E.K. Bird, C. Zimmermann, T.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Sch. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA (Smith, E.K.) \|\| Microsoft Res., Redmond, WA, USA (Bird, C.; Zimmermann, T.)
Abstract	Developers sometimes take the initiative to build toolsto solve problems they face. What motivates developers to buildthese tools? What is the value for a company? Are the tools builtuseful for anyone besides their creator? We conducted a qualitativestudy of tool building, adoption, and impact within Microsoft. Thispaper presents our findings on the extrinsic and intrinsic factorslinked to toolbuilding, the value of building tools, and the factorsassociated with tool spread. We find that the majority of developersbuild tools. While most tools never spread beyond their creator'steam, most have more than one user, and many have more than onecollaborator. Organizational cultures that are receptive towardstoolbuilding produce more tools, and more collaboration on tools.When nurtured and spread, homegrown tools have the potential tocreate significant impact on organizations.
Starting Page	369
Ending Page	379
File Size	1195876
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781479919345
DOI	10.1109/ICSE.2015.56
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-05-16
Publisher Place	Italy
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Interviews Testing Software Buildings Automation Visualization Monitoring Homegrown Tools
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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