Handling objects: a scenario based approach

We report on the development of a tool which supports software programmers in programming to an interface by providing just in time (JIT) solutions. The development of the tool was grounded in a scenario-based analysis of programming scenarios and a procedural task analysis of these scenarios. The scenarios were analyzed using the theoretical perspectives of mental models and the production paradox of the user. Based on the scenarios and analysis a new refactoring and a tool were developed to support software programmers. Categories and Subject Descriptors D.2.2 [Design Tools and Techniques]: Object Oriented Design Methods, D.3.3 [Programming Languages]: polymorphism General Terms Documentation, Design Keywords Mental Models, Object-Oriented Programming, Prior Knowledge, Refactoring

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: SIGDOC
• Authors: Thomas George Kannampallil, John M. Daughtry III
• Keywords: Mental Models, SIGDOC 2006, Software Programmers, Tools