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Towards end-user development of graphical user interfaces for internet of things

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Title: Towards end-user development of graphical user interfaces for internet of things
Authors: Johnsson, Björn A., Magnusson, Boris
Contributors: Lund University, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Departments at LTH, Department of Computer Science, Lunds universitet, Lunds Tekniska Högskola, Institutioner vid LTH, Institutionen för datavetenskap, Originator, Lund University, Profile areas and other strong research environments, Strategic research areas (SRA), ELLIIT: the Linköping-Lund initiative on IT and mobile communication, Lunds universitet, Profilområden och andra starka forskningsmiljöer, Strategiska forskningsområden (SFO), ELLIIT: the Linköping-Lund initiative on IT and mobile communication, Originator, Lund University, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Departments at LTH, Department of Computer Science, Software Development and Environments, Lunds universitet, Lunds Tekniska Högskola, Institutioner vid LTH, Institutionen för datavetenskap, Programvaruteknik, Originator
Source: Future Generation Computer Systems. 107:670-680
Subject Terms: Natural Sciences, Computer and Information Sciences, Software Engineering, Naturvetenskap, Data- och informationsvetenskap (Datateknik), Programvaruteknik, Human Computer Interaction, Människa-datorinteraktion (Interaktionsdesign)
Description: Graphical user interface (GUI) development is generally complicated, time-consuming, and requires programming knowledge. In the context of the internet of things, this work focuses on producing an efficient development approach that also supports non-experts. We introduce a novel "inverted" development approach that does not require program code to be written - a step towards supporting end-user development in the given context. The approach is realized as a language for describing GUIs, interpreters for rendering GUIs, and a graphical tool for creating and editing GUIs. The work is evaluated in a number of research projects in the domain of e-health; we conclude that the GUI language is practically viable for building professional-grade GUIs. Furthermore, the presented editor is compared directly to a market leading product in a controlled experiment. From this, we conclude that the editor is accessible to new users, and that it can be more efficient to use than the commercial alternative.
Database: SwePub
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Abstract:Graphical user interface (GUI) development is generally complicated, time-consuming, and requires programming knowledge. In the context of the internet of things, this work focuses on producing an efficient development approach that also supports non-experts. We introduce a novel "inverted" development approach that does not require program code to be written - a step towards supporting end-user development in the given context. The approach is realized as a language for describing GUIs, interpreters for rendering GUIs, and a graphical tool for creating and editing GUIs. The work is evaluated in a number of research projects in the domain of e-health; we conclude that the GUI language is practically viable for building professional-grade GUIs. Furthermore, the presented editor is compared directly to a market leading product in a controlled experiment. From this, we conclude that the editor is accessible to new users, and that it can be more efficient to use than the commercial alternative.
ISSN:0167739X
DOI:10.1016/j.future.2017.09.068