The physics of notations: Toward a scientific basis for constructing visual notations in software engineering

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 756-779

  Moody, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Analysis; Communication; Concrete syntax; Diagrams; Modeling; Visual syntax; Visualization

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE SYNTAX; DESIGN EXCELLENCE; DESIGN FLAWS; DESIGN RATIONALE; DESIGN THEORY; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; EQUIVALENT METHOD; HUMAN COMMUNICATIONS; INTEGRAL PART; VISUAL NOTATIONS; VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS;

COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DESIGN; SEMANTICS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; VISUALIZATION;

SYNTACTICS;

EID: 73449140991     PISSN: 00985589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSE.2009.67     Document Type: Article

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