@article{FeldtZimmermannBergersenetal.2018, author = {Feldt, Robert and Zimmermann, Thomas and Bergersen, Gunnar and Falessi, Davide and Jedlitschka, Andreas and Juristo, Natalia and M{\"u}nch, J{\"u}rgen and Oivo, Markku and Runeson, Per and Shepperd, Martin}, title = {Four commentaries on the use of students and professionals in empirical software engineering experiments}, journal = {Empirical software engineering : an international journal}, volume = {23}, number = {6}, issn = {1382-3256}, doi = {10.1007/s10664-018-9655-0}, institution = {Informatik}, pages = {3801 -- 3820}, year = {2018}, abstract = {The relative pros and cons of using students or practitioners in experiments in empirical software engineering have been discussed for a long time and continue to be an important topic. Following the recent publication of "Empirical software engineering experts on the use of students and professionals in experiments" by Falessi, Juristo, Wohlin, Turhan, M{\"u}nch, Jedlitschka, and Oivo (EMSE, February 2018) we received a commentary by Sj{\o}berg and Bergersen. Given that the topic is of great methodological interest to the community and requires nuanced treatment, we invited two editorial board members, Martin Shepperd and Per Runeson, respectively, to provide additional views.}, language = {en} }