We are researchers at Virginia Tech exploring ways to improve the behavior, productivity, and decision-making of software engineers. This study seeks to learn about software engineering (SE) in the blockchain domain. Blockchain is a rapidly changing field of technology, however little is known about the SE tools and processes used by developers of these applications to keep up with the advancements in industry. We plan to collect data from software professionals on their experiences working with blockchain technology to investigate processes and challenges they may face when developing blockchain applications in industry to motivate the design of future tools and techniques to support blockchain developers. Please find additional details and a link to the survey below:

Purpose:

• To understand the experiences, processes, and challenges that software engineers face when working on developing blockchain applications.

Eligibility:

• Software professional (i.e. software engineer, tester, manager, etc.)
• 18 years or older

Procedures:

• Survey (~10 minutes)
• Optional interview (~30-45 minutes)

Human Research Review:

• VT IRB #22-382

More information about this research is available here. If you have additional questions or concerns about the research, please contact the primary investigator Dr. Chris Brown (dcbrown@vt.edu).

To participate in this study, please access the survey at the following link: https://virginiatech.questionpro.com/t/AU3AVZrc7U