Abstract
A number of architectural models, such as PAC, are available for the software design of interactive systems. These design abstractions, however, are not always clearly articulated nor do they explicitly exploit the foundational concepts developed recently in main-stream software architecture engineering. Similarly, technical solutions from main-stream software engineering may improve portability and reusability at the code level while hindering the quality of the resulting user interfaces. This article is an attempt to undertake an explicit bridging effort between software engineering and the specific domain of user interface software design using PAC as the running example. We present a brief evolution of the architectural models for single-user systems that motivated PAC. We then unfold PAC into PAC* for designing the conceptual architecture of multi-user systems.
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Coutaz, J. (1997). PAC-ing the Architecture of Your User Interface. In: Harrison, M.D., Torres, J.C. (eds) Design, Specification and Verification of Interactive Systems ’97. Eurographics. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6878-3_2
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