perlman@capybara.cis.ohio-state.edu (Gary Perlman) (08/02/89)
The following paper is available from me:
Evaluation of the NeXT Interface Builder for Prototyping a Smart Telephone
Umesh Thakkar
Gary Perlman
Dave Miller
The Ohio State University
Abstract:
The programming-by-example paradigm promises to allow
non-programmers and programmers alike to develop software more
effectively. The NeXT Interface Builder is a tool for
prototyping and developing highly graphical user interfaces. To
evaluate the NeXT Interface Builder, we developed the smartPhone
application and collected a variety of data on the efforts of
four programmers' development of a programmable telephone user
interface. The main result was that with minimal training, the
NeXT Interface Builder allowed programmers to develop non-trivial
user interfaces in about an hour. On the negative side, more
expertise and effort was required to an object-oriented
application required for interface to the Interface Builder. We
conclude with a recommendation for more empirical evaluation of
the NeXT system.
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