This article reports on an experimental study, carried out during the 2004 ACCU conference, that investigates the consequences of a limited capacity short term memory on subjects' performance in some of the tasks needed to comprehend short sequences of code.

This article reports on an experimental study, performed during the 2003 ACCU conference, that attempted to measure one particular aspect of developer identifier meaning assignment behavior. The study investigated the extent to which belief in the applicable application domain affects the meaning assigned to identifier names.