A Network Analysis of Online Forum Discussions on Executable Acceptance Test Driven Development
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2009-05-14T16:23:04Z
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We performed a network analysis on an online
discussion forum that discussed ideas for the next
generation of testing tools for executive acceptance
test driven development. We used a social network
analysis to discover the underlying core concepts that
in building their product vision. We used Edge-
Betweenness algorithm to discover what consensus is
reached and Degree Centrality algorithm to discover
who are the central people facilitating the consensus in
the product visioning process. We discovered three
core concepts: Exploratory vs. Test automation,
Business vs. Technology and Communication. We also
discovered that we can identify polarizing issues in the
community by identifying the people with different
degree centrality in the social network. Our research
shows that a social network analysis a good way
discover the characteristics of consensus reached
during a product visioning process.
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Network analysis, test driven development