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Software Developers as Users

Semiotic Investigations in Human-Centered Software Development

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Authors:
  1. Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza

    1. Semiotic Engineering Research Group, Department of Informatics, PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  2. Renato Fontoura de Gusmão Cerqueira

    1. IBM Research Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  3. Luiz Marques Afonso

    1. Semiotic Engineering Research Group, Department of Informatics, PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  4. Rafael Rossi de Mello Brandão

    1. IBM Research Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  5. Juliana Soares Jansen Ferreira

    1. Semiotic Engineering Research Group, Department of Informatics, PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  • Introduces the SigniFYI Suite of tools designed to investigate meaning inscribed in software
  • Investigates the underlying communication and perceived effects which unfold during software development
  • Provides a semiotic view to software design, its development and use

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About this book

This book presents the SigniFYI Suite of conceptual and methodological tools, designed to uncover meanings inscribed in software, their origins, intent and consequences to identify and trace correlating patterns; from software design and development to software use and experience.

Based on the study of Semiotic Engineering, the book advances the e study of Human-Centered Computing (HCC), inviting professionals, researchers, teachers and students to reflect upon how subjective and cultural values manifest themselves through software models, programs and user interfaces.

Theauthors weave a mesh of technical, theoretical and philosophical considerations of what it means to build and use software, exploring what we (professionals and non-professionals) mean by the pieces of software we design and develop, as well as what pieces of software mean to end-users and others.

Explicitly dedicated to software designers, developers and users, Software Developers as Users is a provocative view of socio-technical communication in the digital age.

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza, Renato Fontoura de Gusmão Cerqueira, Luiz Marques Afonso, Rafael Rossi de Mello Brandão, Juliana Soares Jansen Ferreira
    Pages 1-29

  3. A Software Development Story

    • Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza, Renato Fontoura de Gusmão Cerqueira, Luiz Marques Afonso, Rafael Rossi de Mello Brandão, Juliana Soares Jansen Ferreira
    Pages 31-48

  4. The SigniFYI Suite

    • Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza, Renato Fontoura de Gusmão Cerqueira, Luiz Marques Afonso, Rafael Rossi de Mello Brandão, Juliana Soares Jansen Ferreira
    Pages 49-125

  5. Concluding Remarks

    • Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza, Renato Fontoura de Gusmão Cerqueira, Luiz Marques Afonso, Rafael Rossi de Mello Brandão, Juliana Soares Jansen Ferreira
    Pages 127-140

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 141-142
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Semiotic Engineering Research Group, Department of Informatics, PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza, Luiz Marques Afonso, Juliana Soares Jansen Ferreira

  • IBM Research Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Renato Fontoura de Gusmão Cerqueira, Rafael Rossi de Mello Brandão

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Software Developers as Users

  • Book Subtitle: Semiotic Investigations in Human-Centered Software Development

  • Authors: Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza, Renato Fontoura de Gusmão Cerqueira, Luiz Marques Afonso, Rafael Rossi de Mello Brandão, Juliana Soares Jansen Ferreira

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42831-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-42829-1Published: 06 December 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82674-5Published: 06 July 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-42831-4Published: 28 October 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 142

  • Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Programming Techniques, Software Engineering, Models and Principles, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

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