User-Driven Applications—New Paradigm for Interface Design ()
Abstract
40 years ago the outcome of computer
programs was in the form of long listings covered by numbers; even the format
of those numbers was determined by developers. Throughout the latest 30 years program
views and results are shown in a wide variety of shapes and variants, but all
these possibilities are predefined and fixed in code by developers; nothing
outside of their approved solutions is allowed. My vision from now on into the
future: developers are responsible only for correct work of a program
(calculations, link with the database, etc.) and suggest a good default
interface but not determine all possible scenarios; only users decide WHAT,
WHEN, and HOW to show. This will be a revolution in our interaction with
computers, but there are obvious questions. How this step can be made? Do all
users need such change? Is it going to be a burden for users or a welcome
revolution?
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Andreyev, S. (2013) User-Driven Applications—New Paradigm for Interface Design.
Journal of Software Engineering and Applications,
6, 379-389. doi:
10.4236/jsea.2013.68047.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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