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ESEM
2010
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
Strengthening the empirical analysis of the relationship between Linus' Law and software security
Open source software is often considered to be secure because large developer communities can be leveraged to find and fix security vulnerabilities. Eric Raymond states Linus’ L...
Andrew Meneely, Laurie A. Williams
COMPSAC
2010
IEEE
13 years 6 months ago
Minimising the Preparation Cost of Runtime Testing Based on Testability Metrics
Abstract--Test cost minimisation approaches have traditionally been devoted to minimising "execution costs", while maximising coverage or reliability. However, in a runti...
Alberto González-Sanchez, Éric Piel,...
IUI
2004
ACM
14 years 2 months ago
Usability trade-offs for adaptive user interfaces: ease of use and learnability
An analysis of context-aware user interfaces shows that adaptation mechanisms have a cost-benefit trade-off for usability. Unpredictable autonomous interface adaptations can easil...
Tim F. Paymans, Jasper Lindenberg, Mark A. Neerinc...
IUI
1997
ACM
14 years 27 days ago
Evaluating the Utility and Usability of an Adaptive Hypermedia System
We have evaluated an adaptive hypermedia system, PUSH, and compared it to a non-adaptive variant of the same system. Based on an inferred information-seeking task, PUSH chooses wh...
Kristina Höök
AVI
2010
13 years 10 months ago
GPS and road map navigation: the case for a spatial framework for semantic information
Urban environments require cognitive abilities focused on both spatial overview and detailed understanding of uses and places. These abilities are distinct but overlap and reinfor...
Ginette Wessel, Caroline Ziemkiewicz, Remco Chang,...