Spontaneous communication is common in the workplace but can be disruptive. Such communication usually benefits the initiator more than the target of an interruption. Previous res...
As communications systems increasingly gather and propagate information about people’s reachability or “presence”, users need better tools to minimize undesired interruption...
This paper describes an ethnographic study conducted to explore the possibilities for future design and development of technological support for trauma teams. We videotaped 10 tra...
Aleksandra Sarcevic, Ivan Marsic, Michael E. Lesk,...
A software architect engages in solving Software Engineering (SE) problems throughout his career. Thus inculcating problem solving skills should be one of the learning objectives ...
This study explores interruption patterns among software developers who program in pairs versus those who program solo. Ethnographic observations indicate that interruption length...