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Design, Specification and Verification of Interactive Systems ’96 pp 1–27Cite as

Retrospective and Challenges for Model-Based Interface Development

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Research on model-based user interface development tools is about 10 years old. Many approaches and prototype systems have been investigated in universities and research laboratories around the world. This paper proposes a generic architecture for these tools, reviews the different approaches in light of this architecture, and discusses their progress towards the goals of increasing the quality and reducing the cost of developing interfaces. The paper closes with a discussion of challenges for future model-based development tools.

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Szekely, P. (1996). Retrospective and Challenges for Model-Based Interface Development. In: Bodart, F., Vanderdonckt, J. (eds) Design, Specification and Verification of Interactive Systems ’96. Eurographics. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7491-3_1

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