Title: What I mean by &quot;psychology of programming&quot; is broadly the application of psychological methods to understanding the process of programming. What are some interesting empirical results of such research?<p>Some examples of the kind of research I would be looking for: 
 - What are some key factors that affect comprehension of programs? How would those factors differ within each programming paradigm? 
 - How much of a measurable impact does a particular syntax of a programming language (e.g. python vs. lisp vs. C-style) have on program comprehension?
 - Is there good empirical evidence that particular programming no-no&#x27;s (GOTOs, global variables, etc.) actively hinder program comprehension?<p>I&#x27;m not necessarily interested in answers to those particular questions - I could obviously google for specific answers to specific questions. Instead, I would ideally like to know if there exist good meta-analyses which would aggregate findings in broader areas of said research and serve as starting points for further investigation.<p>Thanks!
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