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Architectural design for user interfaces

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ESEC '91 (ESEC 1991)

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This article discusses software architecture modelling for the design and development of interactive systems. Software architecture models should support properties and constraints prescribed by the software and cognitive psychology communities. From these observations, we derive a multi-agent framework applicable to the software design of interactive systems. An example shows how this general model can be engineered to fit practical problems. We then discuss the ability of the model to support a number of properties and constraints relevant to software engineering.

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  1. Laboratoire de Génie Informatique (IMAG), BP 53 X, 38041, Grenoble Cedex, France

    Joëlle Coutaz

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Axel van Lamsweerde Alfonso Fugetta

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Coutaz, J. (1991). Architectural design for user interfaces. In: van Lamsweerde, A., Fugetta, A. (eds) ESEC '91. ESEC 1991. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 550. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3540547428_40

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