Reimagining software processes and practices for an inclusive RSE
22:00-23:00 UTC, Monday
13th June, 2022
(3pm Mon 13th June US PDT; 6pm Mon 13th June US EDT; 8am 14th June AEST; 10am 14th June NZ)
Registration: via Zoom
Slides: View the talk slides (placeholder)
Video: Watch the recording on YouTube
Overview
We’re delighted to welcome Dr Kelly Blincoe, Senior Lecturer of Software Engineering from the University of Auckland, New Zealand in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering, as our next speaker in the DiveRSE talk series.
Following the talk, there will be time for questions and general discussion.
This talk is being supported by the Research Software Engineering Association of Australia and New Zealand. Register for this talk via Zoom.
Abstract
“Reimagining software processes and practices for an inclusive RSE”
The software industry currently lacks diversity despite many initiatives to improve diversity and inclusion. In this talk, Dr Kelly Blincoe will reflect on the software tools, practices, and working culture, and how they might contribute to this problem. Blincoe will describe a study that used a destructive criticism lens to examine software code review feedback. Software code review is a practice where code is peer reviewed and negative feedback is often delivered. I will discuss differences in perceptions, frequency, and impact of destructive criticism across genders and reflect on what we can learn from these findings.
About the speaker
Dr Kelly Blincoe is a Senior Lecturer of Software Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand in the Human Aspects of Software Engineering Lab (HASEL) in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering. Her research is mainly on the human and social aspects of software engineering. She considers the interaction between the social and technical aspects of software engineering. She serves on the editorial boards of the IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, the Empirical Software Engineering Journal, and the Journal of Systems and Software. You can learn more about Kelly at https://kblincoe.github.io.
Registration
Register here. This talk will take place via Zoom.
A recording of the talk will also be made available on the Society of Research Software Engineering Youtube Channel following the session.