TY - CONF
T1 - Gaze behaviour in computer programmers with dyslexia: considerations regarding code style, layout and crowding
AU - McChesney, Ian
AU - Bond, RR
PY - 2018/6/17
Y1 - 2018/6/17
N2 - Previous work investigating the eye movements of computer programmers with dyslexia suggests that the gaze behaviour expected of dyslexic readers when processing natural text does not consistently manifest when programmers with dyslexia read program code. Instead, the observed eye movements of programmers with dyslexia appear to represent a complex hybrid of gaze behaviour both typical and atypical of dyslexic readers. Building on this work, this paper explores the possible impact of code style, layout and crowding on the reading behaviour of programmers with dyslexia. Related work on the phenomenon of crowding in the dyslexia literature is used to inform a possible experimental design to explore the effect of crowding in this context.
AB - Previous work investigating the eye movements of computer programmers with dyslexia suggests that the gaze behaviour expected of dyslexic readers when processing natural text does not consistently manifest when programmers with dyslexia read program code. Instead, the observed eye movements of programmers with dyslexia appear to represent a complex hybrid of gaze behaviour both typical and atypical of dyslexic readers. Building on this work, this paper explores the possible impact of code style, layout and crowding on the reading behaviour of programmers with dyslexia. Related work on the phenomenon of crowding in the dyslexia literature is used to inform a possible experimental design to explore the effect of crowding in this context.
KW - Computer programming
KW - Program comprehension
KW - Eye tracking
KW - Dyslexia
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85053524381
U2 - 10.1145/3216723.3216724
DO - 10.1145/3216723.3216724
M3 - Paper
SP - 1
EP - 5
ER -
