To Search or To Gen? Exploring the Synergy between Generative AI and Web Search in Programming

Abstract
We have identified three major challenges and proposed three decision-making stages, each with its own relevant factors. Additionally, we present a thorough process model that captures programmers’ interaction patterns.
Keywords
LLM
Information Seeking
Programmer
Human-AI
Framework
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@inproceedings{yen2024search,
title={To Search or To Gen? Exploring the Synergy between Generative AI and Web Search in Programming},
author={Yen, Ryan and Sultanum, Nicole and Zhao, Jian},
booktitle={Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems},
year={2024},
publisher={ACM},
doi={10.1145/3613905.3650867}
}