Trip Report ESP6 (or, Snowbound during the great storm of "96) 6th Workshop on EmpiricalStudiesof Programmers,Alexandria, Virginia, USA,Jan 5-7 DeborahA. Boehm-Davisand Wayne D. Gray It sounds like a variation on the "desert island" game. If you were to be stranded on a desert island with 55 other people, who would you pick? Although we do not know about the desert island case, we can attest that upon being stranded by the greatest snowstorm to hit the east coast of North America in 70 years, the 55 delegates of ESP6 proved to be intelligent and able companions who turned a potential disaster into a social occasion and an intellectual feast. The pre-workshop tutorial by Robert Rist on A CognitiveArchitecturej~r Pro- nance, included presentations by Susan Wiedenbeck, Christopher Roast, and John Daly. The meeting continued over a buffet lunch with Franqoise D&ienne's excellent and scholarly review of empirical research on object oriented programming. gramming Design:Zippy} TOE began under clear skies on Friday afternoon (5 Jan). We officially convened Friday evening with ESP's usual opening reception and poster session. Posters were presented by John Daly, Vicki Fix, Dennis Goldenson, Darryn Lavery and Theresa Shaft. The delegates wandered about, talking to the
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