Print Email Facebook Twitter Understanding the Working Time of Developers in IT Companies in China and the United States Title Understanding the Working Time of Developers in IT Companies in China and the United States Author Zhang, Jiayun (Fudan University) Chen, Yang (Fudan University) Gong, Qingyuan (Fudan University) Ding, Aaron Yi (TU Delft Information and Communication Technology) Xiao, Yu (Aalto University) Wang, Xin (Fudan University) Hui, Pan (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Date 2020 Abstract We identified three temporal patterns shown in commit activities among Chinese and American companies and found that Chinese businesses are more likely to follow long work hours than American ones. We also conducted a survey on the trends of, reasons for, and results of overtime work. Our study could provide references for developers to choose workplaces and for companies to make regulations. Subject ChinaCompaniesGitHubIT companyMoonovertimeRhythmSocial network servicesSoftwareSoftware engineeringTime-frequency analysisUnited Statesworking time of developers To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:680dd908-1669-4411-9032-b3514399a0b9 DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/MS.2020.2988022 ISSN 0740-7459 Source IEEE Software, 38 (2), 96-106 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2020 Jiayun Zhang, Yang Chen, Qingyuan Gong, Aaron Yi Ding, Yu Xiao, Xin Wang, Pan Hui Files PDF 09068220.pdf 873.15 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:680dd908-1669-4411-9032-b3514399a0b9/datastream/OBJ/view