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Beyond the Code Itself:
How Programmers Really Look
at Pull Requests
Denae Ford, Mahnaz Behroozi, Alexander Serebrenik, Chris ParninDenaeFordRobin
North Carolina State University + Eindhoven University Of Technology
PULL REQUEST: SUBMITTING CODE ONLINE 2
https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/
Open a Pull Request
PULL REQUEST: SUBMITTING CODE ONLINE 2
https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/
Open a Pull RequestPull Request Is Merged
PULL REQUEST: SUBMITTING CODE ONLINE 2
https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/
Open a Pull RequestPull Request Is MergedDiscuss + Review
CODE CONTRIBUTIONS BASED ON “MERITS”? 3
https://help.github.com/en/articles/about-your-profile
CODE CONTRIBUTIONS BASED ON “MERITS”? 3
https://help.github.com/en/articles/about-your-profile
ABBY’S GITHUB PROFILE PAGE 4
ABBY’S GITHUB PROFILE PAGE 4
5ABBY’S GITHUB PROFILE PAGE
6BUILDING ON PRIOR WORK
Previous studies were done
post factum
Further insight into the
decision making process
Eye tracking offers a holistic
perspective to the story
[Dabbish, 2012] [Tsay, 2014] [Marlow 2013]
6BUILDING ON PRIOR WORK
Previous studies were done
post factum
Further insight into the
decision making process
Eye tracking offers a holistic
perspective to the story
[Dabbish, 2012] [Tsay, 2014] [Marlow 2013]
6BUILDING ON PRIOR WORK
Previous studies were done
post factum
Further insight into the
decision making process
Eye tracking offers a holistic
perspective to the story
[Dabbish, 2012] [Tsay, 2014] [Marlow 2013]
6BUILDING ON PRIOR WORK
Previous studies were done
post factum
Further insight into the
decision making process
Eye tracking offers a holistic
perspective to the story
[Dabbish, 2012] [Tsay, 2014] [Marlow 2013]
How do programmers review pull
requests?
Where do programmers think they
look vs. where they really look?
What strategies do people use to
manage signals for their personal
identity?
7
RQ2
RQ1
RQ3
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
8METHODOLOGY
PROTOCOL
Pre Experiment
Survey
Have you ever accepted or rejected or submitted a
pull request? *
Please rate your programming experience on a scale
from 1-10. *
How much experience do you have performing
integration tasks? *
Do you have a GitHub account? *
9
PROTOCOL
Pre Experiment
Survey
Tic Tac Toe
Training Session
9
METHODOLOGY
10
PROTOCOL
Pre Experiment
Survey
Tic Tac Toe
Training Session
Review
Profile Page +
Pull Request
METHODOLOGY
10
PROTOCOL
Pre Experiment
Survey
Tic Tac Toe
Training Session
Review
Profile Page +
Pull Request
METHODOLOGY
10
PROTOCOL
Pre Experiment
Survey
Tic Tac Toe
Training Session
Review
Profile Page +
Pull Request
METHODOLOGY
11
PROTOCOL
Pre Experiment
Survey
Tic Tac Toe
Training Session
Review
Profile Page +
Pull Request
11
Reasonable Code Snippet:
Unreasonable Code Snippet:
METHODOLOGY
12
PROTOCOL
Pre Experiment
Survey
Tic Tac Toe
Training Session
Post Experiment
Survey
Review
Profile Page +
Pull Request
What elements of the displayed profile or pull request did
you consider when making your decision? *
What strategies do you use to decide to share this content?
Does it vary across each community? *
METHODOLOGY
13
PARTICIPANTS
METHODOLOGY
Recruited 42 Participants
13
PARTICIPANTS
METHODOLOGY
Recruited 42 Participants Advanced Topics Computer Science Course
13
PARTICIPANTS
METHODOLOGY
All familiar with submitting and reviewing pull requests
Recruited 42 Participants Advanced Topics Computer Science Course
13
PARTICIPANTS
METHODOLOGY
All familiar with submitting and reviewing pull requests
Recruited 42 Participants Advanced Topics Computer Science Course
13
PARTICIPANTS
METHODOLOGY
Gender Quantity Age Range Country of Origin Minority Not Minority
Men 30 22-33
24 India, 1 Nepal,
1 USA
2 23
Women 12 23-29
2 China, 5 India,
1 Iran, 3 USA
1 10
How do programmers review pull
requests?
Where do programmers think they
look vs. where they really look?
What strategies do people use to
manage signals for their personal
identity?
14
RQ2
RQ1
RQ3
ANALYSIS
How do programmers review pull
requests?
Where do programmers think they
look vs. where they really look?
What strategies do people use to
manage signals for their personal
identity?
14
RQ2
RQ1
RQ3
ANALYSIS
Fixation Duration
# Of Fixations
Reported Experience
How do programmers review pull
requests?
Where do programmers think they
look vs. where they really look?
What strategies do people use to
manage signals for their personal
identity?
14
RQ2
RQ1
RQ3
ANALYSIS
Fixation Duration
# Of Fixations
Reported Experience
Mapped Responses
How do programmers review pull
requests?
Where do programmers think they
look vs. where they really look?
What strategies do people use to
manage signals for their personal
identity?
14
RQ2
RQ1
RQ3
ANALYSIS
Fixation Duration
# Of Fixations
Reported Experience
Mapped Responses
Platform Specific
Strategies
Social Signals
Code Signals
Technical Signals
(AI)
(DN)
(FF)
(RE)
(HM)
(CA)
(RS)
(BC) (AC)
(UD)
(PT)
(SD)
(RP)
(CD)
(TM)
Social Signals
Code Signals
Technical Signals
RESULTS
TABLE II: Participant Fixations on Areas of Interest
Participants
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10
Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L
PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T
Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗
Overview
Code Signals
67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27%
Technical Signals
26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56%
Social Signals
7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17%
Code Signals
After Code Snippet
(AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54%
Before Code Snippet
(BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46%
Technical Signals
Contribution Activity
(CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11%
Commit Details
(CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3%
Contribution Heat Map
(HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18%
Pull Request Title
(PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5%
Popular Repositories
(RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45%
Submission Details
(SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18%
Social Signals
Avatar Image
(AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46%
Display Name
(DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11%
Followers/Following
(FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – –
Repository Popularity
(RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – –
Repository Stars
(RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13%
To Merge
(TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21%
User Details
(UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9%
T
= true accept
F
= false accept
F
= false reject
T
= true reject
—
= no decision
TABLE II: Participant Fixations on Areas of Interest
Participants
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10
Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L
PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T
Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗
Overview
Code Signals
67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27%
Technical Signals
26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56%
Social Signals
7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17%
Code Signals
After Code Snippet
(AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54%
Before Code Snippet
(BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46%
Technical Signals
Contribution Activity
(CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11%
Commit Details
(CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3%
Contribution Heat Map
(HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18%
Pull Request Title
(PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5%
Popular Repositories
(RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45%
Submission Details
(SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18%
Social Signals
Avatar Image
(AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46%
Display Name
(DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11%
Followers/Following
(FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – –
Repository Popularity
(RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – –
Repository Stars
(RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13%
To Merge
(TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21%
User Details
(UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9%
T
= true accept
F
= false accept
F
= false reject
T
= true reject
—
= no decision
12 correct decisions
TABLE II: Participant Fixations on Areas of Interest
Participants
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10
Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L
PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T
Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗
Overview
Code Signals
67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27%
Technical Signals
26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56%
Social Signals
7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17%
Code Signals
After Code Snippet
(AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54%
Before Code Snippet
(BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46%
Technical Signals
Contribution Activity
(CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11%
Commit Details
(CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3%
Contribution Heat Map
(HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18%
Pull Request Title
(PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5%
Popular Repositories
(RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45%
Submission Details
(SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18%
Social Signals
Avatar Image
(AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46%
Display Name
(DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11%
Followers/Following
(FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – –
Repository Popularity
(RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – –
Repository Stars
(RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13%
To Merge
(TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21%
User Details
(UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9%
T
= true accept
F
= false accept
F
= false reject
T
= true reject
—
= no decision
12 correct decisions
TABLE II: Participant Fixations on Areas of Interest
Participants
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10
Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L
PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T
Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗
Overview
Code Signals
67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27%
Technical Signals
26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56%
Social Signals
7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17%
Code Signals
After Code Snippet
(AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54%
Before Code Snippet
(BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46%
Technical Signals
Contribution Activity
(CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11%
Commit Details
(CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3%
Contribution Heat Map
(HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18%
Pull Request Title
(PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5%
Popular Repositories
(RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45%
Submission Details
(SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18%
Social Signals
Avatar Image
(AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46%
Display Name
(DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11%
Followers/Following
(FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – –
Repository Popularity
(RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – –
Repository Stars
(RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13%
To Merge
(TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21%
User Details
(UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9%
T
= true accept
F
= false accept
F
= false reject
T
= true reject
—
= no decision
Participants
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10
Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L
PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T
Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗
Overview
Code Signals
67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27%
Technical Signals
26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56%
Social Signals
7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17%
Code Signals
After Code Snippet
(AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54%
Before Code Snippet
(BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46%
Technical Signals
Contribution Activity
(CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11%
Commit Details
(CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3%
Contribution Heat Map
(HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18%
Pull Request Title
(PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5%
Popular Repositories
(RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45%
Submission Details
(SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18%
Social Signals
Avatar Image
(AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46%
Display Name
(DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11%
Followers/Following
(FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – –
Repository Popularity
(RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – –
Repository Stars
(RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13%
To Merge
(TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21%
User Details
(UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9%
Specifically, participants mentioned the correctness of the pull
request, code complexity, and beautification such as style and
Next, we consider the elements our participants reported
considering compared to what they fixated on during the
T
= true accept
F
= false accept
F
= false reject
T
= true reject
Participants
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10
Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L
PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T
Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗
Overview
Code Signals
67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27%
Technical Signals
26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56%
Social Signals
7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17%
Code Signals
After Code Snippet
(AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54%
Before Code Snippet
(BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46%
Technical Signals
Contribution Activity
(CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11%
Commit Details
(CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3%
Contribution Heat Map
(HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18%
Pull Request Title
(PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5%
Popular Repositories
(RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45%
Submission Details
(SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18%
Social Signals
Avatar Image
(AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46%
Display Name
(DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11%
Followers/Following
(FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – –
Repository Popularity
(RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – –
Repository Stars
(RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13%
To Merge
(TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21%
User Details
(UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9%
Specifically, participants mentioned the correctness of the pull
request, code complexity, and beautification such as style and
Next, we consider the elements our participants reported
considering compared to what they fixated on during the
T
= true accept
F
= false accept
F
= false reject
T
= true reject
Participants spent a majority of their time fixating on code
( x̅  = 57.15%,  x̃ = 64.23%)
Code Signals
Participants
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10
Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L
PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T
Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗
Overview
Code Signals
67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27%
Technical Signals
26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56%
Social Signals
7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17%
Code Signals
After Code Snippet
(AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54%
Before Code Snippet
(BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46%
Technical Signals
Contribution Activity
(CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11%
Commit Details
(CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3%
Contribution Heat Map
(HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18%
Pull Request Title
(PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5%
Popular Repositories
(RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45%
Submission Details
(SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18%
Social Signals
Avatar Image
(AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46%
Display Name
(DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11%
Followers/Following
(FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – –
Repository Popularity
(RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – –
Repository Stars
(RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13%
To Merge
(TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21%
User Details
(UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9%
Specifically, participants mentioned the correctness of the pull
request, code complexity, and beautification such as style and
Next, we consider the elements our participants reported
considering compared to what they fixated on during the
T
= true accept
F
= false accept
F
= false reject
T
= true reject
Participants spent a majority of their time fixating on code
( x̅  = 57.15%,  x̃ = 64.23%)
Participants spent a considerable amount of time on tech signals
( x̅ = 32.42%, x̃ = 28.45%)
Code Signals
Technical Signals
Participants
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10
Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L
PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T
Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗
Overview
Code Signals
67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27%
Technical Signals
26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56%
Social Signals
7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17%
Code Signals
After Code Snippet
(AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54%
Before Code Snippet
(BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46%
Technical Signals
Contribution Activity
(CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11%
Commit Details
(CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3%
Contribution Heat Map
(HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18%
Pull Request Title
(PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5%
Popular Repositories
(RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45%
Submission Details
(SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18%
Social Signals
Avatar Image
(AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46%
Display Name
(DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11%
Followers/Following
(FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – –
Repository Popularity
(RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – –
Repository Stars
(RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13%
To Merge
(TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21%
User Details
(UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9%
Specifically, participants mentioned the correctness of the pull
request, code complexity, and beautification such as style and
Next, we consider the elements our participants reported
considering compared to what they fixated on during the
T
= true accept
F
= false accept
F
= false reject
T
= true reject
Participants spent a majority of their time fixating on code
( x̅  = 57.15%,  x̃ = 64.23%)
Participants spent a considerable amount of time on tech signals
( x̅ = 32.42%, x̃ = 28.45%)
Code Signals
Technical Signals
Participants spent a considerable amount of time on social signals
( x̅ = 10.43%,  x̃ = 7.38%)
Social Signals
Participants
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10
Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L
PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T
Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗
Overview
Code Signals
67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27%
Technical Signals
26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56%
Social Signals
7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17%
Code Signals
After Code Snippet
(AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54%
Before Code Snippet
(BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46%
Technical Signals
Contribution Activity
(CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11%
Commit Details
(CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3%
Contribution Heat Map
(HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18%
Pull Request Title
(PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5%
Popular Repositories
(RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45%
Submission Details
(SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18%
Social Signals
Avatar Image
(AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46%
Display Name
(DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11%
Followers/Following
(FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – –
Repository Popularity
(RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – –
Repository Stars
(RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13%
To Merge
(TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21%
User Details
(UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9%
Specifically, participants mentioned the correctness of the pull
request, code complexity, and beautification such as style and
Next, we consider the elements our participants reported
considering compared to what they fixated on during the
T
= true accept
F
= false accept
F
= false reject
T
= true reject
5 out of 20 participants spent 48% to 62% of their time
fixating on technical signals and an above average time
on social signals (17% to 31%)
Participants spent a majority of their time fixating on code
( x̅  = 57.15%,  x̃ = 64.23%)
Participants spent a considerable amount of time on tech signals
( x̅ = 32.42%, x̃ = 28.45%)
Code Signals
Technical Signals
Participants spent a considerable amount of time on social signals
( x̅ = 10.43%,  x̃ = 7.38%)
Social Signals
Participants
M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10
Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L
PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T
Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗
Overview
Code Signals
67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27%
Technical Signals
26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56%
Social Signals
7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17%
Code Signals
After Code Snippet
(AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54%
Before Code Snippet
(BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46%
Technical Signals
Contribution Activity
(CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11%
Commit Details
(CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3%
Contribution Heat Map
(HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18%
Pull Request Title
(PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5%
Popular Repositories
(RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45%
Submission Details
(SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18%
Social Signals
Avatar Image
(AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46%
Display Name
(DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11%
Followers/Following
(FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – –
Repository Popularity
(RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – –
Repository Stars
(RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13%
To Merge
(TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21%
User Details
(UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9%
Specifically, participants mentioned the correctness of the pull
request, code complexity, and beautification such as style and
Next, we consider the elements our participants reported
considering compared to what they fixated on during the
T
= true accept
F
= false accept
F
= false reject
T
= true reject
—
= no decision
More details in paper: http://bit.ly/BeyondCode
FIXATION + EXPERIENCE = RESULTING GROUPS
RQ1: HOW DO PROGRAMMERS REVIEW PULL REQUESTS? 20
M1, M7, M5, M8
M4,
W2, W4, W6, W8,
W5, W9
M2, M3, M6, M9,
M10,
W1, W7, W10
High-Experienced
Thinkers
High-Experienced
Glancers
Low-Experienced
Foragers
Low-Experienced
Thinkers
FIXATION + EXPERIENCE = RESULTING GROUPS
RQ1: HOW DO PROGRAMMERS REVIEW PULL REQUESTS? 20
M1, M7, M5, M8
M4,
W2, W4, W6, W8,
W5, W9
M2, M3, M6, M9,
M10,
W1, W7, W10
High-Experienced
Thinkers
High-Experienced
Glancers
Low-Experienced
Foragers
Low-Experienced
Thinkers
FIXATION + EXPERIENCE = RESULTING GROUPS
RQ1: HOW DO PROGRAMMERS REVIEW PULL REQUESTS? 20
M1, M7, M5, M8
M4,
W2, W4, W6, W8,
W5, W9
M2, M3, M6, M9,
M10,
W1, W7, W10
High-Experienced
Thinkers
High-Experienced
Glancers
Low-Experienced
Foragers
Low-Experienced
Thinkers
RQ2: WHERE DO PROGRAMMERS THINK THEY LOOK VS. WHERE THEY REALLY LOOK?
PROGRAMMERS REVIEWED MORE SOCIAL SIGNALS THAN THEY REPORTED
21
Post Survey
Eye-Tracker
Study Phase
0 5 10 15 20
No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases
AC
AC- BC
CA
CD
CD- HM
CDHM- PT
D- RE
D- SD
E- AI
E- DN
FF
RP
RS
TM
UD
AreasofInterest
Post Survey
Eye-Tracker
Study Phase
0 5 10 15 20
No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases
AC
AC- BC
CA
CD
CD- HM
CDHM- PT
D- RE
D- SD
E- AI
E- DN
FF
RP
RS
TM
UD
AreasofInterest
73% reported using the code
snippet to make a decision
RQ2: WHERE DO PROGRAMMERS THINK THEY LOOK VS. WHERE THEY REALLY LOOK?
PROGRAMMERS REVIEWED MORE SOCIAL SIGNALS THAN THEY REPORTED
21
Post Survey
Eye-Tracker
Study Phase
0 5 10 15 20
No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases
AC
AC- BC
CA
CD
CD- HM
CDHM- PT
D- RE
D- SD
E- AI
E- DN
FF
RP
RS
TM
UD
AreasofInterest
Post Survey
Eye-Tracker
Study Phase
0 5 10 15 20
No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases
AC
AC- BC
CA
CD
CD- HM
CDHM- PT
D- RE
D- SD
E- AI
E- DN
FF
RP
RS
TM
UD
AreasofInterest
45% reported using information
related to previous contributions
73% reported using the code
snippet to make a decision
RQ2: WHERE DO PROGRAMMERS THINK THEY LOOK VS. WHERE THEY REALLY LOOK?
PROGRAMMERS REVIEWED MORE SOCIAL SIGNALS THAN THEY REPORTED
21
Post Survey
Eye-Tracker
Study Phase
0 5 10 15 20
No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases
AC
AC- BC
CA
CD
CD- HM
CDHM- PT
D- RE
D- SD
E- AI
E- DN
FF
RP
RS
TM
UD
AreasofInterest
Post Survey
Eye-Tracker
Study Phase
0 5 10 15 20
No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases
AC
AC- BC
CA
CD
CD- HM
CDHM- PT
D- RE
D- SD
E- AI
E- DN
FF
RP
RS
TM
UD
AreasofInterest
45% reported using information
related to previous contributions
73% reported using the code
snippet to make a decision
RQ2: WHERE DO PROGRAMMERS THINK THEY LOOK VS. WHERE THEY REALLY LOOK?
PROGRAMMERS REVIEWED MORE SOCIAL SIGNALS THAN THEY REPORTED
21
Post Survey
Eye-Tracker
Study Phase
0 5 10 15 20
No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases
AC
AC- BC
CA
CD
CD- HM
CDHM- PT
D- RE
D- SD
E- AI
E- DN
FF
RP
RS
TM
UD
AreasofInterest
Post Survey
Eye-Tracker
Study Phase
0 5 10 15 20
No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases
AC
AC- BC
CA
CD
CD- HM
CDHM- PT
D- RE
D- SD
E- AI
E- DN
FF
RP
RS
TM
UD
AreasofInterest
1 participant reported using the
submitter’s profile image
RQ3: WHAT STRATEGIES DO PEOPLE USE TO MANAGE SIGNALS FOR THEIR
PERSONAL IDENTITY?
PLATFORM STRATEGIES VARY TO PROTECT THEIR
IDENTITY & CONTRIBUTIONS
22
Nameless code should
stand alone
Full Profile —>Trustworthy
RQ3: WHAT STRATEGIES DO PEOPLE USE TO MANAGE SIGNALS FOR THEIR
PERSONAL IDENTITY?
PLATFORM STRATEGIES VARY TO PROTECT THEIR
IDENTITY & CONTRIBUTIONS
22
Nameless code should
stand alone
Full Profile —>Trustworthy
“I’ve different accounts for
the different kinds of work. [...]
It maybe because my code has
nothing to do with my name or
my image, the code needs to
talk for itself.” (S26)
RQ3: WHAT STRATEGIES DO PEOPLE USE TO MANAGE SIGNALS FOR THEIR
PERSONAL IDENTITY?
PLATFORM STRATEGIES VARY TO PROTECT THEIR
IDENTITY & CONTRIBUTIONS
22
Nameless code should
stand alone
Full Profile —>Trustworthy
“I’ve different accounts for
the different kinds of work. [...]
It maybe because my code has
nothing to do with my name or
my image, the code needs to
talk for itself.” (S26)
“such familiarity gives a
feeling of trust.” (S15)
DISCUSSION + IMPLICATIONS 23
All participants reviewed at least one social signal.
Does viewing content necessarily mean that the information
seen will influence the decision about a pull request?
DISCUSSION + IMPLICATIONS 23
GitHub profiles make social + human capital explicit.
How does giving users control over their identity influence
participation?
All participants reviewed at least one social signal.
Does viewing content necessarily mean that the information
seen will influence the decision about a pull request?
Summary
Paper: http://bit.ly/BeyondCode
DenaeFordRobin
(BC) (AC)
(UD)
(PT)
(SD)
(RP)
(CD)
(TM)
dford3@ncsu.edu
We observe that both social and technical aspects are being taken
into consideration when deciding upon pull request acceptance.
Moreover, many more social aspects are being considered during
the experiment than reported during the post-experiment survey
Future work will study how the execution of concealing or
amplifying these signals affect developers across the identity
spectrum and development experiences at scale.
Artifact: http://bit.ly/BeyondCodeArtifacts

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Beyond the Code Itself: How Programmers Really Look at Pull Requests

  • 1. Beyond the Code Itself: How Programmers Really Look at Pull Requests Denae Ford, Mahnaz Behroozi, Alexander Serebrenik, Chris ParninDenaeFordRobin North Carolina State University + Eindhoven University Of Technology
  • 2. PULL REQUEST: SUBMITTING CODE ONLINE 2 https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/ Open a Pull Request
  • 3. PULL REQUEST: SUBMITTING CODE ONLINE 2 https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/ Open a Pull RequestPull Request Is Merged
  • 4. PULL REQUEST: SUBMITTING CODE ONLINE 2 https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/ Open a Pull RequestPull Request Is MergedDiscuss + Review
  • 5. CODE CONTRIBUTIONS BASED ON “MERITS”? 3 https://help.github.com/en/articles/about-your-profile
  • 6. CODE CONTRIBUTIONS BASED ON “MERITS”? 3 https://help.github.com/en/articles/about-your-profile
  • 10. 6BUILDING ON PRIOR WORK Previous studies were done post factum Further insight into the decision making process Eye tracking offers a holistic perspective to the story [Dabbish, 2012] [Tsay, 2014] [Marlow 2013]
  • 11. 6BUILDING ON PRIOR WORK Previous studies were done post factum Further insight into the decision making process Eye tracking offers a holistic perspective to the story [Dabbish, 2012] [Tsay, 2014] [Marlow 2013]
  • 12. 6BUILDING ON PRIOR WORK Previous studies were done post factum Further insight into the decision making process Eye tracking offers a holistic perspective to the story [Dabbish, 2012] [Tsay, 2014] [Marlow 2013]
  • 13. 6BUILDING ON PRIOR WORK Previous studies were done post factum Further insight into the decision making process Eye tracking offers a holistic perspective to the story [Dabbish, 2012] [Tsay, 2014] [Marlow 2013]
  • 14. How do programmers review pull requests? Where do programmers think they look vs. where they really look? What strategies do people use to manage signals for their personal identity? 7 RQ2 RQ1 RQ3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
  • 15. 8METHODOLOGY PROTOCOL Pre Experiment Survey Have you ever accepted or rejected or submitted a pull request? * Please rate your programming experience on a scale from 1-10. * How much experience do you have performing integration tasks? * Do you have a GitHub account? *
  • 16. 9 PROTOCOL Pre Experiment Survey Tic Tac Toe Training Session 9 METHODOLOGY
  • 17. 10 PROTOCOL Pre Experiment Survey Tic Tac Toe Training Session Review Profile Page + Pull Request METHODOLOGY
  • 18. 10 PROTOCOL Pre Experiment Survey Tic Tac Toe Training Session Review Profile Page + Pull Request METHODOLOGY
  • 19. 10 PROTOCOL Pre Experiment Survey Tic Tac Toe Training Session Review Profile Page + Pull Request METHODOLOGY
  • 20. 11 PROTOCOL Pre Experiment Survey Tic Tac Toe Training Session Review Profile Page + Pull Request 11 Reasonable Code Snippet: Unreasonable Code Snippet: METHODOLOGY
  • 21. 12 PROTOCOL Pre Experiment Survey Tic Tac Toe Training Session Post Experiment Survey Review Profile Page + Pull Request What elements of the displayed profile or pull request did you consider when making your decision? * What strategies do you use to decide to share this content? Does it vary across each community? * METHODOLOGY
  • 24. Recruited 42 Participants Advanced Topics Computer Science Course 13 PARTICIPANTS METHODOLOGY
  • 25. All familiar with submitting and reviewing pull requests Recruited 42 Participants Advanced Topics Computer Science Course 13 PARTICIPANTS METHODOLOGY
  • 26. All familiar with submitting and reviewing pull requests Recruited 42 Participants Advanced Topics Computer Science Course 13 PARTICIPANTS METHODOLOGY Gender Quantity Age Range Country of Origin Minority Not Minority Men 30 22-33 24 India, 1 Nepal, 1 USA 2 23 Women 12 23-29 2 China, 5 India, 1 Iran, 3 USA 1 10
  • 27. How do programmers review pull requests? Where do programmers think they look vs. where they really look? What strategies do people use to manage signals for their personal identity? 14 RQ2 RQ1 RQ3 ANALYSIS
  • 28. How do programmers review pull requests? Where do programmers think they look vs. where they really look? What strategies do people use to manage signals for their personal identity? 14 RQ2 RQ1 RQ3 ANALYSIS Fixation Duration # Of Fixations Reported Experience
  • 29. How do programmers review pull requests? Where do programmers think they look vs. where they really look? What strategies do people use to manage signals for their personal identity? 14 RQ2 RQ1 RQ3 ANALYSIS Fixation Duration # Of Fixations Reported Experience Mapped Responses
  • 30. How do programmers review pull requests? Where do programmers think they look vs. where they really look? What strategies do people use to manage signals for their personal identity? 14 RQ2 RQ1 RQ3 ANALYSIS Fixation Duration # Of Fixations Reported Experience Mapped Responses Platform Specific Strategies
  • 34. TABLE II: Participant Fixations on Areas of Interest Participants M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗ Overview Code Signals 67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27% Technical Signals 26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56% Social Signals 7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17% Code Signals After Code Snippet (AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54% Before Code Snippet (BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46% Technical Signals Contribution Activity (CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11% Commit Details (CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3% Contribution Heat Map (HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18% Pull Request Title (PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5% Popular Repositories (RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45% Submission Details (SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18% Social Signals Avatar Image (AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46% Display Name (DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11% Followers/Following (FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – – Repository Popularity (RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – – Repository Stars (RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13% To Merge (TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21% User Details (UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9% T = true accept F = false accept F = false reject T = true reject — = no decision
  • 35. TABLE II: Participant Fixations on Areas of Interest Participants M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗ Overview Code Signals 67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27% Technical Signals 26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56% Social Signals 7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17% Code Signals After Code Snippet (AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54% Before Code Snippet (BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46% Technical Signals Contribution Activity (CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11% Commit Details (CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3% Contribution Heat Map (HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18% Pull Request Title (PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5% Popular Repositories (RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45% Submission Details (SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18% Social Signals Avatar Image (AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46% Display Name (DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11% Followers/Following (FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – – Repository Popularity (RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – – Repository Stars (RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13% To Merge (TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21% User Details (UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9% T = true accept F = false accept F = false reject T = true reject — = no decision 12 correct decisions
  • 36. TABLE II: Participant Fixations on Areas of Interest Participants M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗ Overview Code Signals 67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27% Technical Signals 26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56% Social Signals 7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17% Code Signals After Code Snippet (AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54% Before Code Snippet (BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46% Technical Signals Contribution Activity (CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11% Commit Details (CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3% Contribution Heat Map (HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18% Pull Request Title (PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5% Popular Repositories (RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45% Submission Details (SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18% Social Signals Avatar Image (AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46% Display Name (DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11% Followers/Following (FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – – Repository Popularity (RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – – Repository Stars (RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13% To Merge (TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21% User Details (UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9% T = true accept F = false accept F = false reject T = true reject — = no decision 12 correct decisions
  • 37. TABLE II: Participant Fixations on Areas of Interest Participants M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗ Overview Code Signals 67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27% Technical Signals 26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56% Social Signals 7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17% Code Signals After Code Snippet (AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54% Before Code Snippet (BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46% Technical Signals Contribution Activity (CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11% Commit Details (CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3% Contribution Heat Map (HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18% Pull Request Title (PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5% Popular Repositories (RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45% Submission Details (SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18% Social Signals Avatar Image (AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46% Display Name (DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11% Followers/Following (FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – – Repository Popularity (RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – – Repository Stars (RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13% To Merge (TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21% User Details (UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9% T = true accept F = false accept F = false reject T = true reject — = no decision
  • 38. Participants M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗ Overview Code Signals 67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27% Technical Signals 26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56% Social Signals 7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17% Code Signals After Code Snippet (AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54% Before Code Snippet (BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46% Technical Signals Contribution Activity (CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11% Commit Details (CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3% Contribution Heat Map (HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18% Pull Request Title (PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5% Popular Repositories (RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45% Submission Details (SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18% Social Signals Avatar Image (AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46% Display Name (DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11% Followers/Following (FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – – Repository Popularity (RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – – Repository Stars (RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13% To Merge (TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21% User Details (UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9% Specifically, participants mentioned the correctness of the pull request, code complexity, and beautification such as style and Next, we consider the elements our participants reported considering compared to what they fixated on during the T = true accept F = false accept F = false reject T = true reject
  • 39. Participants M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗ Overview Code Signals 67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27% Technical Signals 26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56% Social Signals 7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17% Code Signals After Code Snippet (AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54% Before Code Snippet (BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46% Technical Signals Contribution Activity (CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11% Commit Details (CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3% Contribution Heat Map (HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18% Pull Request Title (PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5% Popular Repositories (RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45% Submission Details (SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18% Social Signals Avatar Image (AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46% Display Name (DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11% Followers/Following (FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – – Repository Popularity (RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – – Repository Stars (RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13% To Merge (TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21% User Details (UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9% Specifically, participants mentioned the correctness of the pull request, code complexity, and beautification such as style and Next, we consider the elements our participants reported considering compared to what they fixated on during the T = true accept F = false accept F = false reject T = true reject Participants spent a majority of their time fixating on code ( x̅  = 57.15%,  x̃ = 64.23%) Code Signals
  • 40. Participants M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗ Overview Code Signals 67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27% Technical Signals 26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56% Social Signals 7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17% Code Signals After Code Snippet (AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54% Before Code Snippet (BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46% Technical Signals Contribution Activity (CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11% Commit Details (CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3% Contribution Heat Map (HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18% Pull Request Title (PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5% Popular Repositories (RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45% Submission Details (SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18% Social Signals Avatar Image (AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46% Display Name (DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11% Followers/Following (FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – – Repository Popularity (RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – – Repository Stars (RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13% To Merge (TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21% User Details (UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9% Specifically, participants mentioned the correctness of the pull request, code complexity, and beautification such as style and Next, we consider the elements our participants reported considering compared to what they fixated on during the T = true accept F = false accept F = false reject T = true reject Participants spent a majority of their time fixating on code ( x̅  = 57.15%,  x̃ = 64.23%) Participants spent a considerable amount of time on tech signals ( x̅ = 32.42%, x̃ = 28.45%) Code Signals Technical Signals
  • 41. Participants M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗ Overview Code Signals 67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27% Technical Signals 26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56% Social Signals 7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17% Code Signals After Code Snippet (AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54% Before Code Snippet (BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46% Technical Signals Contribution Activity (CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11% Commit Details (CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3% Contribution Heat Map (HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18% Pull Request Title (PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5% Popular Repositories (RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45% Submission Details (SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18% Social Signals Avatar Image (AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46% Display Name (DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11% Followers/Following (FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – – Repository Popularity (RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – – Repository Stars (RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13% To Merge (TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21% User Details (UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9% Specifically, participants mentioned the correctness of the pull request, code complexity, and beautification such as style and Next, we consider the elements our participants reported considering compared to what they fixated on during the T = true accept F = false accept F = false reject T = true reject Participants spent a majority of their time fixating on code ( x̅  = 57.15%,  x̃ = 64.23%) Participants spent a considerable amount of time on tech signals ( x̅ = 32.42%, x̃ = 28.45%) Code Signals Technical Signals Participants spent a considerable amount of time on social signals ( x̅ = 10.43%,  x̃ = 7.38%) Social Signals
  • 42. Participants M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗ Overview Code Signals 67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27% Technical Signals 26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56% Social Signals 7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17% Code Signals After Code Snippet (AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54% Before Code Snippet (BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46% Technical Signals Contribution Activity (CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11% Commit Details (CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3% Contribution Heat Map (HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18% Pull Request Title (PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5% Popular Repositories (RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45% Submission Details (SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18% Social Signals Avatar Image (AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46% Display Name (DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11% Followers/Following (FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – – Repository Popularity (RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – – Repository Stars (RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13% To Merge (TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21% User Details (UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9% Specifically, participants mentioned the correctness of the pull request, code complexity, and beautification such as style and Next, we consider the elements our participants reported considering compared to what they fixated on during the T = true accept F = false accept F = false reject T = true reject 5 out of 20 participants spent 48% to 62% of their time fixating on technical signals and an above average time on social signals (17% to 31%) Participants spent a majority of their time fixating on code ( x̅  = 57.15%,  x̃ = 64.23%) Participants spent a considerable amount of time on tech signals ( x̅ = 32.42%, x̃ = 28.45%) Code Signals Technical Signals Participants spent a considerable amount of time on social signals ( x̅ = 10.43%,  x̃ = 7.38%) Social Signals
  • 43. Participants M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 M9 M10 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 Experience H H H L H H H H H H L L H L H L L L H L PR Reviewed P P P A A A A T T T P P P A A A A T T T Decision Evaluation T – F – T✗ F T✗ T✗ – T✗ T T F F✗ T F T✗ T T T✗ Overview Code Signals 67% 66% 66% 21% 59% 25% 70% 83% 27% 73% 60% 70% 25% 69% 52% 75% 86% 63% 58% 27% Technical Signals 26% 30% 28% 48% 29% 49% 22% 11% 57% 17% 31% 24% 62% 25% 42% 18% 7% 28% 38% 56% Social Signals 7% 4% 6% 31% 12% 26% 8% 6% 16% 10% 8% 5% 13% 7% 6% 7% 7% 9% 3% 17% Code Signals After Code Snippet (AC) 97% 90% 88% 80% 98% 80% 89% 96% 71% 74% 93% 100% 28% 94% 97% 86% 89% 82% 99% 54% Before Code Snippet (BC) 3% 10% 12% 20% 2% 20% 11% 4% 29% 26% 7% – 72% 6% 3% 14% 11% 18% 1% 46% Technical Signals Contribution Activity (CA) 47% 65% 48% 36% – 18% 11% – 35% 20% 19% 5% 18% 24% 43% 12% 11% 28% 5% 11% Commit Details (CD) 7% 1% – 2% – 2% 19% – – – – 1% 9% 3% – 3% – 9% 3% 3% Contribution Heat Map (HM) 14% 16% 17% 12% – 8% 11% 25% 13% 8% 23% 28% 10% 14% 14% 13% 26% 19% 44% 18% Pull Request Title (PT) 2% 3% 3% 9% 63% 23% 20% 18% 17% 28% 33% 24% 18% 7% 8% 6% 25% 15% 13% 5% Popular Repositories (RE) 23% 15% 17% 28% 12% 26% 11% 46% 17% 13% 14% 11% 13% 23% 23% 32% 2% 16% 30% 45% Submission Details (SD) 6% – 15% 13% 25% 24% 28% 10% 18% 31% 12% 32% 32% 28% 13% 35% 36% 13% 6% 18% Social Signals Avatar Image (AI) 25% 20% 51% 28% 13% 16% 7% 64% 26% 52% 35% 33% 7% 24% 50% 21% 74% 42% 35% 46% Display Name (DN) 16% 24% 4% 8% – 3% 5% 12% 11% – – – 5% 8% 14% 5% 14% 11% – 11% Followers/Following (FF) 6% 19% 19% 6% – 11% – 3% – – – – – 2% – 2% – – – – Repository Popularity (RE) – – – – – – – 5% – – – – – – – – – 1% – – Repository Stars (RS) 45% 21% 17% – 12% 32% – 3% 14% – 3% – – 8% – 22% – 5% – 13% To Merge (TM) 6% 4% – 42% 70% 29% 39% – 28% 13% 58% 57% 63% 44% 20% 24% 3% 11% 65% 21% User Details (UD) 2% 13% 9% 16% 5% 9% 49% 14% 20% 35% 5% 10% 25% 13% 16% 26% 10% 29% – 9% Specifically, participants mentioned the correctness of the pull request, code complexity, and beautification such as style and Next, we consider the elements our participants reported considering compared to what they fixated on during the T = true accept F = false accept F = false reject T = true reject — = no decision More details in paper: http://bit.ly/BeyondCode
  • 44. FIXATION + EXPERIENCE = RESULTING GROUPS RQ1: HOW DO PROGRAMMERS REVIEW PULL REQUESTS? 20 M1, M7, M5, M8 M4, W2, W4, W6, W8, W5, W9 M2, M3, M6, M9, M10, W1, W7, W10 High-Experienced Thinkers High-Experienced Glancers Low-Experienced Foragers Low-Experienced Thinkers
  • 45. FIXATION + EXPERIENCE = RESULTING GROUPS RQ1: HOW DO PROGRAMMERS REVIEW PULL REQUESTS? 20 M1, M7, M5, M8 M4, W2, W4, W6, W8, W5, W9 M2, M3, M6, M9, M10, W1, W7, W10 High-Experienced Thinkers High-Experienced Glancers Low-Experienced Foragers Low-Experienced Thinkers
  • 46. FIXATION + EXPERIENCE = RESULTING GROUPS RQ1: HOW DO PROGRAMMERS REVIEW PULL REQUESTS? 20 M1, M7, M5, M8 M4, W2, W4, W6, W8, W5, W9 M2, M3, M6, M9, M10, W1, W7, W10 High-Experienced Thinkers High-Experienced Glancers Low-Experienced Foragers Low-Experienced Thinkers
  • 47. RQ2: WHERE DO PROGRAMMERS THINK THEY LOOK VS. WHERE THEY REALLY LOOK? PROGRAMMERS REVIEWED MORE SOCIAL SIGNALS THAN THEY REPORTED 21 Post Survey Eye-Tracker Study Phase 0 5 10 15 20 No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases AC AC- BC CA CD CD- HM CDHM- PT D- RE D- SD E- AI E- DN FF RP RS TM UD AreasofInterest Post Survey Eye-Tracker Study Phase 0 5 10 15 20 No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases AC AC- BC CA CD CD- HM CDHM- PT D- RE D- SD E- AI E- DN FF RP RS TM UD AreasofInterest
  • 48. 73% reported using the code snippet to make a decision RQ2: WHERE DO PROGRAMMERS THINK THEY LOOK VS. WHERE THEY REALLY LOOK? PROGRAMMERS REVIEWED MORE SOCIAL SIGNALS THAN THEY REPORTED 21 Post Survey Eye-Tracker Study Phase 0 5 10 15 20 No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases AC AC- BC CA CD CD- HM CDHM- PT D- RE D- SD E- AI E- DN FF RP RS TM UD AreasofInterest Post Survey Eye-Tracker Study Phase 0 5 10 15 20 No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases AC AC- BC CA CD CD- HM CDHM- PT D- RE D- SD E- AI E- DN FF RP RS TM UD AreasofInterest
  • 49. 45% reported using information related to previous contributions 73% reported using the code snippet to make a decision RQ2: WHERE DO PROGRAMMERS THINK THEY LOOK VS. WHERE THEY REALLY LOOK? PROGRAMMERS REVIEWED MORE SOCIAL SIGNALS THAN THEY REPORTED 21 Post Survey Eye-Tracker Study Phase 0 5 10 15 20 No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases AC AC- BC CA CD CD- HM CDHM- PT D- RE D- SD E- AI E- DN FF RP RS TM UD AreasofInterest Post Survey Eye-Tracker Study Phase 0 5 10 15 20 No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases AC AC- BC CA CD CD- HM CDHM- PT D- RE D- SD E- AI E- DN FF RP RS TM UD AreasofInterest
  • 50. 45% reported using information related to previous contributions 73% reported using the code snippet to make a decision RQ2: WHERE DO PROGRAMMERS THINK THEY LOOK VS. WHERE THEY REALLY LOOK? PROGRAMMERS REVIEWED MORE SOCIAL SIGNALS THAN THEY REPORTED 21 Post Survey Eye-Tracker Study Phase 0 5 10 15 20 No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases AC AC- BC CA CD CD- HM CDHM- PT D- RE D- SD E- AI E- DN FF RP RS TM UD AreasofInterest Post Survey Eye-Tracker Study Phase 0 5 10 15 20 No. of Participants w/ Overlap Between Phases AC AC- BC CA CD CD- HM CDHM- PT D- RE D- SD E- AI E- DN FF RP RS TM UD AreasofInterest 1 participant reported using the submitter’s profile image
  • 51. RQ3: WHAT STRATEGIES DO PEOPLE USE TO MANAGE SIGNALS FOR THEIR PERSONAL IDENTITY? PLATFORM STRATEGIES VARY TO PROTECT THEIR IDENTITY & CONTRIBUTIONS 22 Nameless code should stand alone Full Profile —>Trustworthy
  • 52. RQ3: WHAT STRATEGIES DO PEOPLE USE TO MANAGE SIGNALS FOR THEIR PERSONAL IDENTITY? PLATFORM STRATEGIES VARY TO PROTECT THEIR IDENTITY & CONTRIBUTIONS 22 Nameless code should stand alone Full Profile —>Trustworthy “I’ve different accounts for the different kinds of work. [...] It maybe because my code has nothing to do with my name or my image, the code needs to talk for itself.” (S26)
  • 53. RQ3: WHAT STRATEGIES DO PEOPLE USE TO MANAGE SIGNALS FOR THEIR PERSONAL IDENTITY? PLATFORM STRATEGIES VARY TO PROTECT THEIR IDENTITY & CONTRIBUTIONS 22 Nameless code should stand alone Full Profile —>Trustworthy “I’ve different accounts for the different kinds of work. [...] It maybe because my code has nothing to do with my name or my image, the code needs to talk for itself.” (S26) “such familiarity gives a feeling of trust.” (S15)
  • 54. DISCUSSION + IMPLICATIONS 23 All participants reviewed at least one social signal. Does viewing content necessarily mean that the information seen will influence the decision about a pull request?
  • 55. DISCUSSION + IMPLICATIONS 23 GitHub profiles make social + human capital explicit. How does giving users control over their identity influence participation? All participants reviewed at least one social signal. Does viewing content necessarily mean that the information seen will influence the decision about a pull request?
  • 56. Summary Paper: http://bit.ly/BeyondCode DenaeFordRobin (BC) (AC) (UD) (PT) (SD) (RP) (CD) (TM) dford3@ncsu.edu We observe that both social and technical aspects are being taken into consideration when deciding upon pull request acceptance. Moreover, many more social aspects are being considered during the experiment than reported during the post-experiment survey Future work will study how the execution of concealing or amplifying these signals affect developers across the identity spectrum and development experiences at scale. Artifact: http://bit.ly/BeyondCodeArtifacts