Re: parsability and human factors

Derek M. Jones <derek@_nospam_knosof.co.uk> wrote:


(snip, I wrote)
>> I went to a talk, not so long ago, by someone actually studying people
>> using computer languages. It seems that many people who write papers
>> about how easy or hard they are to use don't actually do any tests
>> with real people.


> Yes, plenty of arm waving and personal opinions abound.


OK, here it is:


The talk was titled "The Programming Language Wars".


http://web.cs.unlv.edu/stefika/Papers.php


is a list of some of the papers by the author, and


paper number 7 is one people might find interesting.


The authorization system doesn't allow one to copy the link, but if
you go to the page you should be able to read it, even without an ACM
account.


There is very little research into how people actually use features in
programming languages, though all designers seem to already know
without studying.


He did actual tests with both experienced and new programmers.


-- glen

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