Open Source Software Development Tool Installation: Challenges and Strategies For Novice Developers

随着技术的发展，软件开发人员用来创建新程序的工具也在不断进步。近年来，软件开发工具越来越受欢迎，让开发人员可以更高效地工作并生产出更高质量的软件。然而，对于初学者来说安装这样的工具可能会面临一些挑战，例如兼容性问题（例如操作系统）。因此，本研究旨在调查初学者在安装软件开发工具时面临的挑战。为了调查这些问题，我们对24个实时软件安装过程进行了分析，以观察挑战并理解他们的行动、应用的策略以及在遇到挑战时咨询的信息来源类型。我们的研究结果表明，不清晰的文档（例如安装说明）和安装过程中不足的反馈是初学者面临的常见挑战。此外，重新构思搜索查询和依赖非官方文档是一些克服挑战的策略。基于我们的发现，我们为工具供应商、工具用户和研究人员提供了实用的建议。

Novice developers face challenges in installing software development tools, such as compatibility issues and unclear documentation. The paper aims to investigate these challenges and provide practical recommendations.

The paper analyzes 24 live software installation sessions to observe the challenges novice developers face and the strategies they employ to overcome them. The findings show that unclear documentation and inadequate feedback are common challenges, and reformulating search queries and relying on non-official documentation are some of the strategies employed.

The paper provides practical recommendations for tool vendors, tool users, and researchers. The experiment is designed by analyzing live software installation sessions. No datasets or codes were used. The paper suggests using more detailed and clear documentation and providing better feedback during the installation process.

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