Select one or more qualitative research tools described in Chapter 4. Design a small-scale study that examines the influence of specific programming style guidelines on how programmers manage to develop a computer program. Conduct the research and describe your conclusions.
Find out about the measurement of quantitative features of computer programs. Analyze connections between these measurements and the ideas of programming styles described in this chapter.
According to the measurements you discussed in Question 2, evaluate the last two computer programs you wrote. What conclusions can you derive from these measurements?
Interview some of your colleagues about their feelings toward debugging. Record their feelings and try to interpret them. Can you explain the source of these feelings?