The factory pattern in API design: A usability evaluation

Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 302-311

  Ellis, Brian ^a   Stylos, Jeffrey ^a   Myers, Brad ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (API); CONTEXT SENSITIVE GRAMMARS; USER INTERFACES;

CLASS CLUSTERS; FACTORY PATTERNS; USABILITY EVALUATION;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 34548790691     PISSN: 02705257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSE.2007.85     Document Type: Conference Paper

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