An interactive environment for Literate Programming /
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1988.
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| Online Access: | ProQuest, Abstract Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | Although interest in the field of Literate Programming is increasing, it is not yet clear whether WEB, the first system created for Literate Programming, will receive widespread acceptance. This is due in part to the increased complexity of programming using WEB. This research concerns the development of an environment to reduce the complexity of programming in WEB by creating a user interface which allows the user to interact more intuitively with the WEB program. In order to evaluate the efficacy of the Literate Programming Environment, an empirical evaluation was conducted using a prototype of the WEB Editor, a central tool of the environment. The WEB Editor was chosen for the empirical evaluation because it was most unlike the norm al tools and because the editor will be the dominant portion of the interface to the environment. Advanced student programmers performed equally well in a maintenance task judged similar to a professional maintenance situation when using the WEB typeset listing or the prototype WEB Editor. The patterns of usage by the students and their post-experiment responses showed a definite preference for the WEB editor over both the typeset listing and a standard editor. This preference indicates that development of the full Literate Programming Environment is justified. |
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| Item Description: | Typescript (photocopy). Vita. "Major subject: Computer Science." |
| Physical Description: | ix, 102 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |