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Software for Use: A Practical Guide to the Models and Methods of UsageCentered Design (ACM Press)
Software for Use A Practical Guide to the Models and Methods of UsageCentered Design - ACM Press Author:Larry L. Constantine, Lucy A.D. Lockwood In the quest for quality, software developers have long focused on — improving the internal architecture of their products. Larry L. — Constantine--who originally created structured design to effect such — improvement--now joins with well-known consultant Lucy A. D. — Lockwood to turn the focus of software development to the external — architecture. ... more »In this book, they present the models and methods of a
revolutionary approach to software that will help programmers deliver
more usable software--software that will enable users to accomplish
their tasks with greater ease and efficiency. Recognizing usability as the key to successful software, Constantine and
Lockwood provide concrete tools and techniques that programmers can
employ to meet that end. Much more than just another set of rules for
good user-interface design, this book guides readers through a systematic
software-development process. This process, called usage-centered
design, weaves together two major threads in software-development
methods: use cases (also used with UML) and essential modeling. With
numerous examples and case studies of both conventional and specialized
software applications, the authors illustrate what has been shown in
practice to work and what has proved to be of greatest practical value. Highlights Presents a streamlined process for developing highly usable software
Describes practical methods and models successfully implemented in industry
Complements modern development practices, including the Unified Method and other object-oriented software engineering approaches« less