Trait-based personality profile of software programmers: a study on Pakistan's software industry

Aamir Amin, Mobashar Rehman, Rehan Akbar, Shuib Basri, Mohd Fadzil Hassan

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Abstract

Software engineering is a human-centric activity and humans are what their personalities dictate. Personality of the programmers determines the proficiency in programming, the quality of the code as well as the satisfaction of the programmer. However, the personality research in software engineering is still scarce, inconclusive and feeble. Moreover, most of the research is conducted in Western countries. Furthermore, most of the existing personality profiles are based on personality type and not the traits. Hence, the present research attempts to develop a personality profile of the programmers working in a south Asian country, namely Pakistan based on personality traits. With the help of the data collected from 294 programmers working in GSD based companies in Pakistan, the results showed that programmers largely possess the traits of agreeableness and conscientiousness whereas neuroticism is the least dominant trait among programmers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 8th International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Modelling and Simulation (ISMS)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages90-94
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781538665398
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Apr 2019
Event8th International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Modelling and Simulation, ISMS 2018 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 8 May 201810 May 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings -2018 8th International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Modelling and Simulation (ISMS)
PublisherIEEE
ISSN (Print)2166-0662
ISSN (Electronic)2166-0670

Conference

Conference8th International Conference on Intelligent Systems, Modelling and Simulation, ISMS 2018
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period8/05/1810/05/18

Keywords

  • Five Factor Model
  • personality traits
  • programmers
  • software engineering

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